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
Ransomware Is Striking. What Are You Doing About It?
It’s the start of summer. Time for barbeques and summer vacations! I’d love for that to be the end of this message, but, unfortunately, there’s some really bad things happening to businesses ...
World of AI: Picking the Right Tool
Imagine a tool that aids in selecting the best method to assess your AI models. This is now a reality thanks to a joint effort by MIT and IBM Research. Called saliency ...
Anatsa Android Trojan Now Steals Banking Info From Users
Do you know that your handy smartphone could cause harm to your business? A Trojan called Anatsa is causing trouble to banks and business owners. This Anatsa is sneakier and more harmful ...
IRecorder App Spying on Users
If you still have iRecorder installed on your smartphone, it is best to delete it immediately. The once-popular app has links to a possible spy campaign and gathers user data. iRecorder Introduced ...
Secure Web Applications
More hackers are exploiting sensitive data through web applications and APIs as many companies fail to monitor these vulnerabilities. Unless organizations learn how to defend against website security dangers, they put their ...
Google’s New Topic Suggestions for Better Desktop Results
Being easily found online is vital for businesses to grow and do well. With Google's large user base and strong search functions, this new tool is very important for finding out how ...
Scammers Use Government Websites to Advertise Hacking Services
Government websites are seen as sources people can trust. However, threat actors use this trust for their harmful purposes. Scammers recently used official websites to advertise their hacking services. This situation ...
Microsoft Teams New Features for Better Team Work
Microsoft recently rolled out remarkable updates to its collaborative platform, Teams. You may find two features of interest: the AI-powered Designer and Communities. These tools can help improve business operations by fostering ...
Will FTC Safeguards Put You At Risk
Would you step out into the road if an out-of-control sports car was barreling down the road? Why? It might not hit ...
Hot Pixels: A New CPU Data Theft Attack
A research team at Georgia Tech discovered a new threat called "Hot Pixels." It is a type of online attack where hackers can find out what websites have been visited by looking ...
The Power of UX Design: Elevating Business Success in the Digital Age
In the bustling digital landscape, you, as a business owner, can't afford to ignore one crucial factor – user experience (UX) design. It’s the powerful force behind successful digital platforms that not ...
Adware Apps: Guarding Your Business from Hidden Threats
Since October 2022, over 60,000 adware apps have been found disguised as cracked or legitimate software. These harmful apps can not only slow down your device but also reveal personal information, web ...
