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
Apple’s New Programming Language
Have you heard about Apple's new programming language, Pkl? Apple developers are excited about it. If you're a developer who uses iOS and MacOS, discover more about this modern programming language. What Is Pkl? Pkl (pronounced pickle) is Apple's new ...
Watch Out for This New Ransomware
Technology makes remote work possible. Unfortunately, the tools that allow workers to access their workplace networks from afar can also open the door to hackers and their harmful ransomware. The latest ransomware warning involves TeamViewer, software that allows users to ...
What Business Owners Should Know About Microsoft’s Latest Release
Although many educators cringe at the thought of using them in the classroom, AI tools are revolutionizing education. Microsoft's exciting new offering represents a big step toward positive, productive, and engaging reading instruction for students and educators. Are you interested ...
The Ultimate Guide to VOIP
Communication tools are critical to daily business operations, and more companies are moving to voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) services for voice calling and more. Explore the ultimate guide to VOIP to learn everything you need to know about VOIP, including the ...
The Crucial Role of Risk Ownership Beyond IT: A Guide for Ensuring Organizational Security
As a business owner, don’t you just love CONFUSION? Isn’t it great when your organization is in a crisis and no one knows what do to? NO! Of course not! Confusion can be fatal to an organization, especially when it ...
Automation Tools for Small Business Processes
How often do you or your employees feel you’re doing the same tasks repeatedly, each more tedious than the last? According to LinkedIn, these repetitive tasks take up about 62% of each workday, keeping workers away from more important jobs ...
The Importance of Printer Security
In this digital age, businesses of all sizes regularly concern themselves with online security for their mobile devices, desktops, and all programs and software. The last thing they want is malware and viruses threatening their data security and relaying information ...
Customer Relationship Management Systems: Building Stronger Connections for Small Businesses
Large businesses have many advantages over smaller ones, from access to more high-tech equipment to having the funds to reach a larger audience. However, independently owned small businesses can gain the upper hand by using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems ...
What Business Owners Should Know About WhatsApp Passkeys
One of life's biggest challenges on the web today is the near-constant need to remember passwords. Password managers have helped reduce that strain to an extent, but password management remains a hassle for apps that require two-factor authentication. Therefore, WhatsApp's ...
The Rise of Remote Work: How Technology Facilitates Flexible Work Arrangements for Small Businesses
Recent global events and technological advancements mean the traditional paradigm of working Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. is no longer dominant or preferred. Technological advancements and changing expectations and priorities among the workforce mean remote work ...
The End of Data Transfer Fees for Google Cloud
The foundation of cloud computing is the ability for businesses to seamlessly scale their technology usage without a significant investment in hardware infrastructure. However, restrictive contract terms, including excessive fees for migrating data between cloud platforms, mean some businesses cannot ...
Your high school graduation picture...
Want to see my high school graduation picture? Trust me, you don’t. It’s a blast from the past that shows hair, clothes, and even a photography style that are now all sorely out of date. That’s the way snapshots are....they ...
