Cyber Threats in Healthcare: A Critical Issue for MSMEs
Cybercriminals are opportunistic. They target organisations of all sizes, but healthcare MSMEs, with their rich trove of sensitive patient data, are particularly attractive.
Information Security
Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) Side-Channel Attacks: A Deep Dive for C-Suite Executives
Understanding the fundamental principles of SMT is essential to grasping the nature of SMT side-channel attacks. A processor’s physical core can be divided into multiple logical cores, each capable of executing a separate thread of instructions. This lets the processor handle various tasks simultaneously, improving overall system performance.
Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Evasion: A Critical Threat to MSMEs
DPI is a sophisticated technique network administrators employ to examine the data content within network packets. It’s instrumental in detecting and preventing malicious activities such as malware, spam, and unauthorised access. However, cybercriminals have adapted and developed countermeasures to bypass DPI, a phenomenon known as DPI evasion.
Form jacking: The Silent Threat to MSMEs
Formjacking is a sophisticated cybercrime where malicious code is injected into e-commerce websites to rob payment card details. Attackers target online forms, such as checkout pages, to capture sensitive information as customers enter. Once compromised, this data is transmitted to the attacker, leaving businesses and customers vulnerable to financial loss and reputational damage.
Siri Bug: A Chasm in Apple’s Security Wall
The Siri bug, a security loophole, allowed malicious actors to bypass device security measures and access sensitive information stored on locked iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices. This was achieved through voice commands directed at Siri, circumventing the need for a passcode or biometric authentication.