Author: HackWatchit

In my previous article, I discussed how morphological feature extractors mimic the way biological experts visually assess images. time, I want to go a step further and explore a new question:Can different architectures complement each other to build an AI that “sees” like an expert? Introduction: Rethinking Model Architecture Design While building a high accuracy visual recognition model, I ran into a key challenge: How do we get AI to not just “see” an image, but actually understand the features that matter? Traditional CNNs excel at capturing local details like fur texture or ear shape, but they often miss the…

Fidelity Investments director of global macro Jurrien Timmer believes that Bitcoin (BTC) has a “possible” path to surpassing gold in market value — but “not any time soon.”In a detailed social media post, Timmer explained his view using a chart comparing the projected growth of gold and Bitcoin over time.He noted that if gold continues to grow at its historical compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% — a trend seen since 1970 — and Bitcoin follows either a power law adoption curve or the internet’s S-curve growth model, the two could converge within the next 10 to 20 years.Timmer…

Organizations handling payment data face a critical deadline: achieving PCI DSS 4.0 certification by March 31, 2025. The solution is simple: use automated security tools like Feroot PaymentGuard. This helps meet regulations, reduce risks, and protect payment environments. The Problem: New Client-Side Security Requirements PCI DSS v4.0 introduces critical requirements that many organizations struggle to implement: Requirement 6.4.3 demands automated verification of client-side script integrity—traditional manual approaches no longer suffice. Requirement 11.6.1 requires implementing browser security controls to protect payment data from sophisticated client-side attacks. Organizations face several implementation challenges: Continuous monitoring across multiple payment pages Managing dozens of third-party…

As businesses continue to migrate to the cloud, delivering the highest level of network security becomes increasingly challenging due to infrastructure and workload complexity. Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers a comprehensive solution with Nutanix Cloud Platform to support advanced networking architectures like Transit VPC and Tenant VPC in highly available configurations. By leveraging the Nutanix Service Insertion Framework and AHV hypervisor support, CloudGuard provides consistent security policy enforcement, full threat visibility across physical datacenters, hyperconverged infrastructure, and public cloud environments. CloudGuard also delivers robust SD-WAN capabilities and end-to-end protection for private, hybrid, and multicloud environments. Let’s explore how this…

Nozomi Networks Labs recently identified vulnerabilities in the Inaba Denki Sangyo’s CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) camera that enable attackers to remotely access live footage and disrupt stoppage recordings. Prevalent in Japanese production facilities, these cameras are used for analyzing production halts. These unpatched vulnerabilities in the IB-MCT001 cameras pose a risk, and without a vendor fix, organizations must implement available mitigations to manage the threat. “The assessment uncovered four vulnerabilities that pose serious risks, such as the remote extraction of plaintext credentials, or the possibility to bypass authentication and send direct requests to sensitive API endpoints (forced browsing),” Nozomi…

​Sam’s Club, an American warehouse supermarket chain owned by U.S. retail giant Walmart, is investigating claims of a Clop ransomware breach. The Walmart division operates over 600 warehouse clubs with millions of members across the United States and Puerto Rico and almost 200 additional locations in Mexico and China. Sam’s Club has over 2.3 million employees and reported a total revenue of $84.3 billion for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2023. “We are aware of reports regarding a potential security incident and are actively investigating the matter,” a Sam’s Club spokesperson told BleepingComputer. “Protecting the privacy and security of…

Crooks are reviving the Grandoreiro banking trojan Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2025 Grandoreiro Banking Trojan resurfaces, targeting users in Latin America and Europe in new phishing campaigns. Forcepoint X-Labs researchers warn of new phishing campaigns targeting Latin America and Europe in new phishing campaigns. The Trojan has been active since 2016, it initially targeted Brazil but expanded to Mexico, Portugal, and Spain since 2020. Grandoreiro is a modular backdoor that supports the following capabilities: Keylogging Auto-Updation for newer versions and modules Web-Injects and restricting access to specific websites Command execution Manipulating windows Guiding the victim’s browser to a certain URL C2 Domain…

ORIGINALLY AIRED ON DECEMBER 6, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:18 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2021-12-06 02:57 – Story # 1: Apple AirTag Car Thefts – https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/03/airtag-linked-to-car-thefts/ 11:04 – Story # 2: Ubiquiti dev charged for extortion – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-ubiquiti-dev-charged-for-trying-to-extort-his-employer/ 17:09 – Plug: Pay What You Can SOC Training – https://www.antisyphontraining.com/soc-core-skills-w-john-strand/ 18:24 – Story # 3: U.S. State Department hacked with NSO spyware – https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-us-state-department-phones-hacked-with-israeli-company-spyware-sources-2021-12-03/ 24:15 – Story # 4: The rise of dark web design – https://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-dark-web-design-how-sites-manipulate-you-into-clicking-168347 33:46 – Story # 5: Researcher Found Way to Brute Force Verizon Customer PINs Online – https://www.vice.com/en/article/93bbpy/brute-force-verizon-pins-researcher-video 39:43 – Story…

Global cybersecurity spending is expected to grow by 12.2% in 2025, according to the latest forecast from the IDC Worldwide Security Spending Guide. The rise in cyber threats is pushing organizations to invest more in their defenses. AI tools are making these threats more sophisticated, which is adding to the urgency. IDC says this steady climb in spending will continue through 2028, hitting $377 billion by then. The U.S. and Western Europe will still make up more than 70% of global security spending in 2025. But other regions are catching up. Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle…