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
Leveraging Technology for Growth: The Advantages of Automating Business Processes
Are you looking to automate your business processes with technology? Your business has many areas you could automate. From analytics to project management, repetitive tasks, and mundane work are the perfect candidates ...
Creating a Website that Converts: Tips for Improving User Experience
Your website is the first impression your business projects to potential customers. Improving website user experience good user experience is crucial to keep visitors engaged and convert them into customers. A well-designed ...
Launching a Successful Digital Marketing Campaign
Whether you're a new business owner or have years of experience, establishing a digital marketing strategy takes knowledge and time. With these tips, you can launch a successful digital marketing campaign and ...
Create an Effective Email Marketing Strategy and Boost Customer Engagement
Do you want to convert email subscribers to loyal customers? Focus on increasing customer engagement through your emails. An email list is one of the strongest tools in your marketing strategy. So ...
Cloud Computing for Small Businesses
If you're not harnessing the power of cloud computing for small businesses, it's time to start! Cloud technology provides internet-based services using apps, storage, and processing. It's usually available "a la ...
Understanding SEO: A Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization (SEO) ensures your website and content appear early in search engine rankings. When a person uses a search engine, your relevant content should be among the first they find ...
Your Basic Security Stack will not withstand FTC Safeguards
Are you ready? In June 2023 the new FTC Safeguards Rule goes into effect. If you don’t have a complete security program that addresses the security and confidentiality of consumer information through ...
Protect Your Business from Cyber Attacks: Common Cybersecurity Mistakes
Cybersecurity mistakes can cost your business a fortune and ruin customer trust. While experts expect cyber attacks to double in the next two years, more than half of small businesses have yet ...
The Benefits of Using a CRM System: From Increased Productivity to Improved Analytics
A customer relationship management (CRM) system can improve nearly every area of your business and help you scale your customer management. So why does your business need a CRM system? A Proven ...
How Technology Can Help Scale Your Business: Key Areas to Focus On
Scaling your business with technology is an excellent way to increase profit margins and revenue. No matter what part of your business operations you need to streamline, you can find an app, ...
Maximize Your Business Potential with a Social Media Marketing Strategy
Creating a social media marketing strategy for your business means maximizing business potential. If you're using social media platforms without a strategy, you're missing a big opportunity for growth. Why You Need ...
Why Content Marketing Is the Future of Advertising
Televisions, billboards, and the internet bombard people with advertisements and marketing ploys. This development has led to over 65 million people using ad-blockers to reduce interruptions in their interests. Those who aren’t ...
