COMMENTARY--I can imagine a world where the computers needed no security. Where there were no passwords, no security checks, and no firewalls. Where the computers communicated freely and shared ...

Reverse engineering and tampering attacks threaten every mobile app, yet many apps apply basic code hardening techniques (or none at all!) to defend against these attempts. In fact, research has shown ...

A new paper titled "Indistinguishability Obfuscation from Well-Founded Assumptions" may have unlocked a decades-old encryption puzzle. Is it possible to encrypt a computer program such that the code ...

In this guide, we explain what obfuscation does, how obfuscated servers can enhance your digital privacy, and when obfuscation is most beneficial. An obfuscated VPN server uses encryption to scramble ...

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There are plenty of tools out there that can decompile compiled assemblies and retrieve the original source code. These decompilers are a threat to your intellectual property, making it imperative ...

With malware now so common and successful cyberattacks offering potentially high -- albeit criminal -- returns, there is little need for garden-variety hackers to learn how to develop exotic, custom ...

A new JavaScript obfuscation method utilizing invisible Unicode characters to represent binary values is being actively abused in phishing attacks targeting affiliates of an American political action ...

It's no secret that cyber threats are everywhere and growing stronger all the time. Any credible cybersecurity effort relies on active threat intelligence to examine vulnerabilities and bolster ...

JavaScript, the ubiquitous scripting language used across Web applications worldwide, is becoming a key ingredient in phishing campaigns looking to plant malicious code on victims' computers, new ...