Decoded offers a human point of view on cybersecurity and security trends, unpacking complex topics through analysis, context, and real-world implications.
A public tender from Sogei seeking COBOL programmers exposes a deeper issue: critical legacy systems still run modern economies. When knowledge disappears and governance lags behind, outdated environments become prime targets for phishing-driven takeovers. The real risk is not COBOL itself, but unmanaged identity and uncurated trust layered on aging infrastructure.
Cybersecurity didn’t fail because attackers evolved faster. It failed because many of our assumptions stopped being questioned. Rethink Month opens with a reflection on trust, habit, and why real security progress starts by challenging what feels “normal.”
A personal reflection on social engineering, human behavior, and identity in the age of AI, drawing from real-world experience and behavioral analysis to explain why understanding people still matters more than understanding machines.
A personal reflection from years in offensive security on how recovery, community, and honest conversations have become more important than perfect defenses in modern cybersecurity.
Behind every identity-based attack there are humans making decisions, trusting signals, and interpreting reality. In this Decoded episode, the Baited team reflects on identity not as a technical construct, but as a human experience shaped by fatigue, trust, culture, and context.
Digital identities are breaking under pressure – deepfakes, credential leaks, synthetic users, token theft. Identity Month opens by exploring why identity resilience is now the foundation of cybersecurity, and how companies must evolve from access control to continuous verification.
Attackers use AI assistants, leaked aliases, and prompt hijacking to run precise Black Friday phishing campaigns. Here’s how these threats work end-to-end.
Zero Trust isn’t a buzzword, it’s survival.
In a world where phishing emails wear corporate logos and university portals hide malicious forms, trust has become the attacker’s favorite exploit. This month, we dive deep into the mindset behind Zero Trust: questioning everything, assuming nothing, and turning awareness into action. Because at Baited, we believe prevention isn’t paranoia.. it’s precision!
October isn’t just another month. It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, promoted worldwide by agencies like CISA in the US and ENISA in Europe. Their message is simple but urgent: cybersecurity is not just an IT problem, it’s a people problem.Awareness saves systems, organizations, and sometimes entire communities. At Baited, we believe the same – but with
Once, we were true warriors of the net. No AI copilots, no phishing kits—just skills, instincts, and endless nights on IRC and BBS boards. Back then, scams were about access and reputation, loyalty was sacred, and every trick had to be earned. Fast forward to today: phishing is industrialized, automated, and ethics are gone. Less skill, more damage. And the scariest part? We’ve lost vigilance. That’s why phishing remains a neverending story.
