Abstract: In an example there is provided an apparatus for a computing system. The apparatus comprises a central processing unit (CPU) and at least one further hardware component. The apparatus comprises a probe communicatively coupled with the hardware component and the CPU, to intercept communication between the hardware component and CPU and an inspection module communicatively coupled to the probe, to access communication data intercepted at the probe relating to communication between the hardware component and CPU determine a state of a process executing on the CPU, on the basis of the communication data and apply a model to the state to infer malicious activity on the CPU.

Abstract: In examples, apparatus for detecting malicious or rogue behaviour associated with data packets transmitted between a first device and a second device through a switch is provided, the first device having direct read/write memory access to the second device, in which the apparatus comprises an intercepting device logically intermediate the first device and the switch device to enable the apparatus to analyse the data packets to determine a communication pattern between the first and second devices, compare the communication pattern to a set of expected behaviours for the first device, select, on the basis of the comparison to the set of expected behaviours, a behaviour pattern for the first device, and map the behaviour pattern for the first device to a set of mitigating actions when the behaviour pattern for the first device is symptomatic of a malicious or rogue behaviour.