RESEARCH
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 ...
