Galactic Research: Articles & Insights
The CMMC Suspension, Explained
Phase II is suspended, the rules still apply, and your compliance budget didn't get a refund Before you read on, watch this breakdown of what changed, what didn't, and what you should be doing right now. The Department of War ...
AI Security
Part 2: The Security Controls Behind a Safe AI Deployment
From the Map to the Hike: The Four Controls and the Client Conversations Behind Them This is Part 2 in a series that covers your AI enablement plan. Part 1 is here if you want the full map. The Little ...
Ten of Eleven AI Coding Agents Failed a Decades-Old Attack
What GuardFall Tells Us About Where AI Security Controls Need to Live Picture a security guard stationed at the entrance of a building. Their job is to check IDs. They're good at it, fast and consistent, and the building's occupants ...
Perfect AI Guardrails Are Impossible. That's Not an Excuse for Ignoring Them.
What a NIST Mathematician Proved, Why the Internet Got it Wrong, and What Your AI Security Program Should Look Like Years ago, running an MSSP, I had a vendor pitch us a next-gen firewall on a single promise: one hundred ...
Threat Intelligence
Threat Thursday: August 20th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic’s weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday, we cover the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting organizations from emerging threats, and we break each one down into what happened, what it could mean for your ...
Threat Thursday: August 13th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic’s weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday, we cover the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting organizations from emerging threats, and we break each one down into what happened, what it could mean for your ...
Threat Thursday: August 6th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic’s weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday, we cover the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting organizations from emerging threats, and we break each one down into what happened, what it could mean for your ...
Security Education
The Browser Became the Endpoint. Your Security Stack Didn’t Notice.
An employee clicks a box that says “verify you’re human.” A prompt tells them to press a couple of keys, so they do. What they have actually done is paste and run a command that a script slipped onto their clipboard the moment they ...
Vulnerabilities Are Now the #1 Way In. The Window to Fix Them Is Closing.
Most of the time, I didn't break into a network so much as let myself in through something with a fix already out (just not installed yet): the VPN concentrator three versions behind, the firewall with a known vulnerability fixed ...
Your OSINT Reality Check: Here’s What an Attacker Is Finding in 30 Minutes or Less
Today’s connected, AI-driven digital ecosystem has made it easier than ever to build a professional brand, network with peers, and share ideas with a wider audience. It’s opened doors for businesses that simply didn't exist before: new customers, new partnerships, ...
Strategy & Leadership
An Open Letter From Your Cyber Risk Advisors
After the Water Attacks Last month, attackers reached into water treatment plants across a dozen states and started moving the controls. Some of them found out what happens when you do. I've been thinking about what to say to the ...
Building Trust in Executive Relationships: Lessons from King Lear
A Framework for Establishing the Kind of Trust that Survives Budget Season Imagine the curtain going up and a group of players act out the opening scenes of Shakespeare's King Lear, just for you. An aging king sits in his ...
Your Jokes Were Funny. They Still Didn't Renew.
How MSPs Build the Kind of Client Rapport That Survives a Budget Review You walked out of the meeting feeling good. The handshake was firm, the small talk landed, and you even got a laugh with the printer joke. You ...
All Articles
Enhancing Productivity Through Efficient Communication: A Guide for Small Businesses
Implementing the right methods can enhance productivity throughout a small business. Streamlined communication is essential for boosting productivity across an entire team, but how can you achieve these results? This guide offers tips and tricks for making your workplace more ...
Identifying Return On Investment In Your Cybersecurity Program
Did you wake up this morning feeling like a superhero? Well, you might not have woken up with a cape and the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but for the clients, employees, and vendors who all ...
The Return of Bumblebee Malware
Thousands of organizations worldwide remember the Bumblebee malware that surfaced in March 2022, allowing dozens of cybercriminal threat actors to drop payloads on targeted victims. Although researchers noticed this malware loader disappeared in October 2023 after its long run of ...
New AI Tool for Adobe Acrobat
Three decades after Adobe invented the PDF format, most people still choose Adobe to read, edit, or transform PDFs. Acrobat is everywhere on desktops, mobile devices, and the web. Adobe has decided to take things a notch higher with a ...
What Business Owners Should Know About This Google Workspace Update
From classrooms to office board meetings, Google Workspace helps over three billion users worldwide draft documents, create charts, and prepare presentations. It's convenient, with easier accessibility across devices, unlike Microsoft suites. It is also much more cost-effective, with many in-app ...
Remote Work Security: Safeguarding Digital Assets in a Decentralized Environment
Is yours one of the thousands of corporations encouraging people to return to the office? Perhaps your employees aren’t budging on discontinuing their digital freedom for more traditional arrangements. You’re not alone if your business is struggling to find a ...
Look Out for the Fake Version of LastPass on the Apple App Store
LastPass, the password management app serving more than 33 million users, recently warned iOS users about a fake version of its app, which managed to scale through the security review process on the Apple App Store. The fake version mirrored ...
Beware of These Multi-Factor Authentication Weaknesses
As a business leader, you want to protect your network from hacking and implement multi-factor authentication across your many accounts and devices. While these measures can boost your cybersecurity, hackers can exploit a few loopholes to infiltrate your account. Learn ...
Why Realistic Penetration Testing = Clear View Of Your Future
Would you like me to read your future? Tell me where your organization’s security program fits into the annual budget, and I’ll tell you the future you’re facing. Think about it this way: A single breach can jeopardize customer trust, ...
New AI Image Editing Tools in Microsoft Copilot
Eye-catching images are a critical part of any content strategy. However, finding the perfect visual to include with a blog, social media post, or advertisement can be tough for businesses’ creative teams. The new AI image editing tools in Microsoft ...
Boosting Productivity With Time Management Software
Establishments struggling in today’s fast-paced business environment have countless reasons for not hitting the heights they envisioned. It could be anything from regulatory bottlenecks to increasing competition. However, one reason some of them fail to acknowledge is the lack of ...
Beware of This Microsoft Outlook Security Flaw
Microsoft Outlook users have a new security concern. A vulnerability in the platform increases the risk of exposing your password to threat actors when you accept calendar invitations. Cybersecurity researchers from Varonis Threat Labs uncovered this Microsoft Outlook security flaw ...
