Many side-channel attacks require both technical sophistication and patience. Other attacks require less sophistication on the part of the attacker but are more easily thwarted via software updates. The most severe threat candidates encompass common attacks and vulnerabilities, as well as user behavior. Most of these threats have been responsible for real-world business losses, not crime, experts say. The new generation of vulnerabilities are mostly still – as far as we know – the stuff of research, not crimes. We’d love to know which threat keeps you up at night.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/real-world-threats-that-trump-spectre-meltdown