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
Your Employees Are Feeding AI Company Secrets (And It Will Cost You)
AI tools like ChatGPT are capturing sensitive company data. CEOs and CFOs need to act now before these AI conversations become legal evidence that costs their company millions. You have a problem happening inside your company right now. Your team ...
Not All Cybersecurity Assessments Are Safe—Here’s What You Need to Know
If your business has brought in a third party to assess cybersecurity risks—or is planning to—you’re already ahead of the game. But here’s the catch: not all assessments are created equal. Recent vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32353 and CVE-2025-32354) exposed a major flaw ...
The Silent IT Risk That Can Wreck Your Company Value: Tribal Knowledge
When CEOs and CFOs think about cybersecurity risk, they think about hackers, ransomware, and data breaches. What they do not think about is the way their own IT teams operate—and how that internal process can make or break the company ...
Critical MSP Vulnerabilities: What to Do Before It’s Too Late
The latest disclosure of credential handling vulnerabilities in Kaseya’s Network Detective is another reminder that even trusted vendor tools can become an attacker’s weapon. This is not a one-off event; it is part of a growing pattern. When tools that ...
How to Become the Risk Advisor Your Clients Can’t Live Without
If you’re an MSP watching your clients push back on security investments or ignore monthly reports, you’re not alone. But the landscape is shifting—and fast. There’s a new and urgent opportunity that’s separating providers who get ignored from those who ...
The Windows 11 Time Bomb Your MSP Forgot to Mention
Let me tell you a story. It starts like most horror stories do—with a false sense of security. I sat down recently with the CEO of a well-run, 250-person company. Smart guy. Good business. Solid MSP. We talked shop: headcount, ...
Disaster-Proofing Your Business: Start with Incident Response
Why You Must Think Like Emergency Planners Imagine it’s 1:00 a.m. The rain’s been steady, but you’re asleep. Somewhere upstream, the ...
The One Thing Your Clients Aren’t Doing—That Could Take You Down
You lock down endpoints. You deploy tools. You make smart recommendations. But here’s the cold truth: None of it will matter if your client can’t prove their decisions. In today’s climate, insurance carriers and lawyers don’t just want to know ...
“We’ve Got This Handled.” Famous Last Words.
I was just talking to an MSP owner last night at CRN Secure. Confident guy. Told me he had everything covered when it came to cyber liability. So I hit him with a few of my favorite questions: How are ...
What If Your Bookkeeper Just Became the Most Dangerous Person in Your Company?
If a hacker got access to your bookkeeper’s account today, would you know what to do? (And no, “call your IT ...
Why Rushing Compliance Could Be the Most Expensive Mistake Your Business Ever Makes
Imagine someone telling you they could build out your entire HIPAA compliance program in under three days. That’s not a typo. Three days. No heavy lifting required on your part. Sounds almost ...
What Happens When You Hire an Assistant and Never Tell Them What to Do?
You finally decide to splurge. You hire a full-time assistant. This person is sharp — they can handle your emails, juggle ...
