Mozilla will start blocking Firefox add-ons that contain obfuscated code as part of the updated Add-on Policy that aims to rid the portal of third-party malicious code. Come June 10, Mozilla will ...

The ban will enter into effect on June 10, at which point Mozilla plans to remove all Firefox extensions that don't meet this criteria and shoot down any future extension submissions that fail to ...

The creators behind the long-running Internet contest to write bizarre and unnecessarily complex C programming code, called the International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC), have resurrected their ...

"Obfuscated code is source or machine code that has been made difficult to understand. Programmers may deliberately obfuscate code to conceal its purpose or its logic to prevent tampering, deter ...

I am the founder and CEO of Apriorit, a software development company that provides engineering services globally to tech companies. Nowadays, cyber attackers are armed with an impressive range of ...

Google has banned obfuscated code for Chrome Web Store extensions to reduce policy violations in a move likely to affect cryptojackers. Google’s new restrictions on Chrome Web Store extensions ...

Google announced today five new rules for the Chrome Web Store, the portal where users go to download Chrome extensions. The new rules are primarily meant to prevent malicious extensions from reaching ...

The International Obfuscated C Contest – the contest to create the most useful, useless, or unique program in absolutely unreadable C code – has just posted the winners of the 2013 contest. Of the ...

A research that analyzed over 10,000 samples of diverse malicious software written in JavaScript concluded that roughly 26% of it is obfuscated to evade detection and analysis. Obfuscation is when ...

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...