The growth in the use of small sensor devices, commonly known as the Internet of Things
(IoT), has resulted in unprecedented amounts of data being generated and captured. With …

Context: Diversification and obfuscation are promising techniques for securing software and
protecting computers from harmful malware. The goal of these techniques is not removing …

The idea of automatic software diversity is at least two decades old. The deficiencies of
currently deployed defenses and the transition to online software distribution (the" App store" …

Traditional software security patches often have the unfortunate side-effect of quickly alerting
attackers that their attempts to exploit patched vulnerabilities have failed. Attackers greatly …

Software patching is one of the most significant mechanisms to combat vulnerabilities. To
demystify underlying patch details, the techniques of patch differential analysis (aka patch …

Because most software attacks rely on predictable behavior on the target platform, mass
distribution of identical software facilitates mass exploitation. Countermeasures include …

Modern software installation tools often use packages from more than one repository,
presenting a unique set of security challenges. Such a configuration increases the risk of …

As described in many blog posts and in the scientific literature, exploits for software
vulnerabilities are often engineered on the basis of patches. For example,“Microsoft Patch …

The analysis of binary code is a common step of Man-At-The-End attacks to identify code
sections crucial to implement attacks, such as identifying private key hidden in the code …

Man-at-the-end (MATE) attackers have full control over the system on which the attacked
software runs, and try to break the confidentiality or integrity of assets embedded in the …