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Threat Thursday: June 4th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic's weekly threat intelligence roundup. This week's stories have a clear pattern: attackers didn't find obscure entry points or novel techniques but instead went after the things you were already using and already trusting. As always, ...
Communicating Risk
The Silent Killer in Your MSP: Ambiguity
You think you’re being clear. You told the client they needed MFA. You recommended better backups. You flagged that firewall. But when things go sideways—when data’s lost, insurance denies the claim, or the lawyers come knocking—they don’t remember your recommendations. ...
The #1 Role Every MSP Must Embrace Before a Competitor Replaces You
Your Clients Don’t Need Another IT Vendor. They Need a Cybersecurity Leader. If you’re still selling managed services like it’s 2015, you’re already losing. The MSP market has shifted. The stakes are higher. Clients aren’t asking how many tickets you ...
Your Marketing Sounds Like It Was Written by a Robot—Because It Was
Let’s be honest. You’re slammed with tickets, chasing down weird user issues, and trying not to lose your mind over Janet’s printer—again. So when someone suggests using AI to handle your marketing, it sounds like a miracle. Here’s the problem: ...
Dark Web Monitoring & Threat Intelligence
Google Predicts Top Cybersecurity Threats for 2025
Staying on top of cybersecurity threats as a business owner is no walk in the park. These strides demand the right antivirus programs, firewalls, and security teams, to name a few. However, because online attacks are always evolving, your business ...
Human Layer Security
The Deepfake Was Convincing. So Was My Backpack.
Why Social Engineering Still Works, Why AI is Making it Sharper, and the One Habit that Stops it In early 2024, an employee at Arup, a global engineering firm, joined a video call with several colleagues, including someone who appeared ...
New State Cyber Rules Are Coming—Will You Be Ready, or Be the One They Blame?
California. New York. Massachusetts. One by one, states are turning up the heat on cybersecurity regulations—and if you're not preparing your clients for what’s coming, you're not just behind. You're exposed. Last week I blogged about upcoming California rules requiring ...
16 Billion Reasons to Change Your Password—Now
You ever wake up and feel like the bad guys are winning? I do. Today especially. Because if you thought May’s headline—184 million stolen credentials splashed across the dark web—was terrifying, you’d better sit down for this one. The latest ...
More Articles
The MSP Nightmare No One Talks About—Until It’s Too Late
Last night, I had dinner with a business owner who just went through personal bankruptcy. Not because he was reckless. Not because he mismanaged his finances. Because he lost a lawsuit. I want you to stop and really think about ...
Why Phishing Simulations Are Failing (and What Actually Works)
Imagine you’re trying to teach someone to swim. But instead of giving them lessons, showing them how to float, or even letting them practice in the shallow end, you just shove them into the deep end, over and over, and ...
If You’re Just Using One Vendor, You’re Begging to Get Hacked
Once upon a time, you could assume you were safe online as long as you were careful. Those days are long gone. Now? Your data can leak even if you do everything right. Your passwords can be compromised before you ...
A Major Update That Will Change the Way You Manage Evidence
For years, we’ve been working to help MSPs operationalize compliance—not just check boxes, but actually secure their clients’ environments. And now, we’ve cracked the code. This week, we’re rolling out a major update that will make your compliance program scalable, ...
Why Your IT Projects Are Failing—and How to Fix Them Fast
I woke up in a cold sweat this morning. Nightmare? Not exactly. Just the aftermath of a conversation that stuck with me. Over dinner last night, one of our partners hit me with something every MSP knows too well but ...
AI-Driven Security Isn’t Enough: What 1,100 Pen Tests Just Revealed About Your MSP’s Biggest Blind Spots
There’s a dangerous myth spreading through the MSP world right now. It goes like this: “We’ve got AI-driven security tools, so we’re covered.” Let’s burst that bubble. After performing over 1,100 penetration tests in the last 90 days, the results ...
Is CMMC the Lego Fortress You’re About to Tear Down?
Remember when you were a kid, and you spent all afternoon building the most epic Lego fortress imaginable? Towers, traps, a moat made of blue bricks—this thing was your masterpiece. And then, just as you were adding the finishing touches, ...
AI Agents: Will They Defend Your Clients—or Hack It from the Inside Out?
Let’s cut through the noise—AI agents are here, and they’re not just another shiny tech buzzword. They’re either your biggest advantage or the fastest way to lose everything. The question is, are you ready for the fallout? You might think ...
Your Clients Are Walking Into a Lawsuit—And They’re About to Drag You With Them
Do you have clients who ignore your security recommendations? They say they can’t afford it. They tell you they aren’t a target. They assume cyber insurance will cover them. Then they get hacked. And that’s just the beginning of the ...
Would One of Your Employees Let an Attacker In?
I know what you’re thinking—“No way. My team is too smart for that.” They are all engineers. They know security. No one can phish the help desk. That kind of thinking is exactly what hackers are counting on. Overconfidence is ...
Hackers Are Getting Smarter—And Meaner. Are Your Clients Ready?
Last week was a bad week for firewalls. New vulnerabilities were discovered, and the worst part? If these flaws are exploited, the ...
The $925,000 Mistake MSPs Keep Making
Imagine having to cut ...
