Galactic Research: Articles & Insights
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 ...
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
Effective Network Monitoring Techniques for Your Business
For your business to succeed, all departments must work to the best of their ability. Your IT network needs to operate the same way. That's where network monitoring comes in. Discover the ...
Empowering IT Teams: Why 70% of Cloud Outages Call for Enhanced Technical Training
No matter what tech you use, no matter how solid of a plan you have, there’s one element that can stop everything ...
Businesses on Facebook Are Being Targeted by Password-Stealing Malware
With over two billion registered users, Facebook has become a target for advanced malware campaigns. These phishing campaigns steal unsuspecting users’ information. Businesses on Facebook are being targeted by password-stealing malware. What ...
Sensitive Information on Thousands of Companies Was Leaked
Sensitive information leaks can give cybercriminals access to bank account information, passwords, and other important data. Many companies, government agencies, and schools had to handle a dangerous situation. Learn more about this ...
Using Data Analytics to Drive Business Growth
In this day and age, collecting information has become super easy. Thanks to tech advances, businesses gather information from almost anything. The challenge is making sense of all the data. How ...
What You Need To Know About Apple’s Latest Security Update
Apple's latest security update is here and addresses a few concerns regarding user privacy. Installing this software update can protect you from hackers who can target you via some vulnerabilities within ...
Threat Actors Are Using Fake AI To Steal Business Data
Many business owners demand software featuring artificial intelligence for its productivity capabilities. Some hackers exploit this demand by publishing targeted Facebook advertisements to garner business data, using advanced digital marketing tools for ...
Tactics To Fight Distributed Spam Distraction and Protect Your Productivity
You check your inbox daily for important emails that help move your business operations forward. But what happens if you're the target of a distributed spam distraction attack? This common cyber threat ...
CAUTION DISTURBING MATERIAL: Lessons from MGM
Disturbing. All cyberattacks are disturbing, but the recent MGM cyberattack should rattle you to the core. Why? Because it has so many disturbing elements, and every single one could happen to your ...
Ways SaaS Can Transform Your Business
Software as a Service, or SaaS, is one of the most innovative technology solutions businesses worldwide rely on. There are so many benefits to implementing this service in your business. Discover how ...
Staying Safe from Phishing Scams
Hackers steal personal information from people who are vulnerable by making fake websites and sending phishing emails. If you fall for a phishing scam, private information like your credit card number could ...
HTTPS and Why it Matters for Your Business
IT professionals recommend securing your business's website with HTTPS instead of basic HTTP. What is this web component, and why is it important for your business? Get answers to these questions ...
