At DECODE 2025: Maximize Momentum at Edsa Shangri-La, Manila over 600 cybersecurity pros came together to tackle the biggest challenges in today’s digital world from AI-backed cybercrimes and deepfakes to how the Philippines is building cyber resilience through law enforcement.
Powered by Trend Micro and now on its 9th year, DECODE continues to spark meaningful conversations, share real-world insights, and push for proactive cybersecurity — because being aware isn’t enough anymore. We all need to act smarter, faster, and together.
🚨 AI threats are evolving — so should we.
During the keynote speech, David Sancho, Senior Threat Researcher at Trend Micro, shared
the three main risks professionals and everyday citizens should be mindful of as more and more
people become reliant on AI. In people allowing AI to ‘think’ for them, there is an erosion of
skills, job opportunities, and ultimately, trust. Younger generations are finding it increasingly
difficult to write independently due to increased dependence on AI technology, and
simultaneously, companies and organizations are exchanging human manpower for AI systems
and tools, taking away opportunities from capable individuals.
🚨 Out of the three risks, the third and most pressing, according to Sancho, is the erosion of trust.
From fake news articles to realistic videos that feature non-existent events, paired with the
prevalence of social media, it has become increasingly difficult for everyday citizens to
differentiate the real from the AI. These risks of generative AI are, therefore, what professionals
and everyday people must keep in mind to better understand and regulate the negative effects
of these new technologies.
🚨 Security Risks for Tool-Using and Agentic AI Applications
As AI applications become more “agentic” autonomously interacting with external tools and
data they face new threat vectors. Attackers can target not only the AI itself but also the tools
and data pipelines it relies on, leading to potential manipulation, abuse, and compromise.
Securing agentic AI requires a holistic approach to both the AI and its ecosystem of connected
tools and data sources.
DECODE 2025 reminded us: Staying secure in the age of AI starts with awareness, action, and unity.
Be a catalyst not a crutch in using AI.
via Murr Yell, April Laude, and Precious Manucom
