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In a previous article, I shared my biggest failure in cybersecurity. If you’re curious about the article, you can read it here: My biggest failure in cyber security. In short, it was about our lack of awareness regarding secret management and how, as an information security professional, I failed to impart this even to my own family. However, I overlooked the fact that it might not even be necessary. Believe me, it’s quite challenging for me to write about why one doesn’t need to deal with password management, considering it’s partly what I do for a living - helping others secure their valuables. But still, I will give it a try with the help of the Observability pattern. ...

Not so long ago, I saw on LinkedIn that one of my acquaintances, Klaus, posted about an event called BSides Transylvania. Don’t worry, we’re not going to visit Dracula. But I think he could tell us a lot about security techniques. Just imagine an old castle where the master of manipulation and persuasion is surrounded by young students willing to learn about Social Engineering. He teaches them how to identify potential targets and find out where they live, how to find out what they are interested in, and how to get into their place without notice. And the end, how to suck out their blo… I mean data as proof of a successful test. ...

I enjoy experimenting. This is yet another experiment of mine. Not long ago, I visited my parents’ house, which is when I got the chance to check in on my brother. Unlike me, my brother doesn’t work in IT; he’s in agriculture. It’s always a bit of a shock to think about how close I was to ending up in a similar situation. I don’t see this as a disadvantage, but rather as offering a different perspective. And my family has always been capable of approaching a problem from various angles. ...