The human body is a makeup of molecules that carry information called DNA. DNA simply includes a strand of hair, blood, bodily secretions, fingerprints and more. Being an avid subscriber to forensic shows, I have grown to understand that DNA testing has significantly evolved. And also stated in the article, \u201cMalicious Code Written Into DNA Infects The Computer That Reads It,\u201d biologist are able to input DNA into computers by using binary numbers that coincide with the four bases of DNA. Just like any other software, DNA software can contain vulnerabilities and bugs that make them vulnerable to different threats. As stated in the article, with the unpredictable length of a DNA sequence, additional instructions can lead to a buffer overload attack, allowing the excess information to pursue a hidden agenda. With this potential risk, virtual machines and containers, are almost always necessary, acting as a metal box ensuring that nothing gets in or that nothing escapes. Virtual machines and container\u2019s goal is to ensure that malicious code cannot affect the host computer and that the vulnerabilities are minimized within a boundary providing necessary isolation. The isolation strategy ensure that the DNA sequence can be properly read without information being stolen, misused or vulnerabilities being exploited. With these bio-cybersecurity risk on the up rise, I can’t help but imagine that in the future organized crimes can later include inputting malicious codes in the DNA of criminals if a piece of DNA is accidentally or purposely left at a crime scene. Though DNA testing has evolved drastically, this maybe a concern of forensics in the future. It will be in the best interest of a company to ensure that virtual machines and containers are established to prevent an exploitation of vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The human body is a makeup of molecules that carry information called DNA. DNA simply includes a strand of hair, blood, bodily secretions, fingerprints and more. Being an avid subscriber to forensic shows, I have grown to understand that DNA testing has significantly evolved. And also stated in the article, \u201cMalicious Code Written Into DNA… <\/p>\n