Cloakware Introduces Breakthrough Software Protection.Business Editors & High Tech Writers OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002 Code transformation engine and supporting services provide application developers with diversity and tamper resistance Tamper resistance is resistance to by either the normal users of a product, package, or system or others with physical access to it. There are many reasons for employing tamper-resistance. to defend software and digital content. Cloakware Corporation, maker of software security products that enable application developers to protect their code against tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering. , reverse engineering and automated attacks, today launched Cloakware Code Protection(TM) - a new level of software security, delivered through a powerful code transformation tool, a secure coding methodology, and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . This offering allows developers to protect software, and by extension, digital content, in hostile environments See: operational environment. like the Internet. Complementary to traditional security technologies, it propels on-line business by increasing the integrity of user applications, guarding valuable content and intellectual property, and securing revenue streams. Key to the offering is Cloakware/Transcoder(TM), an automated code transformation engine that integrates into a customer's software development process and applies mathematical, patent-pending transformations to selected, security-sensitive portions of their source code - all without affecting program functionality or maintenance. This is a breakthrough in commercial software security. The Transcoder applies tamper resistance to software, protecting it against even sophisticated attacks by users intent on altering or bypassing functionality, or exposing sensitive data or digital content. Since randomness can be injected in·ject·ed adj. 1. Of or relating to a substance introduced into the body. 2. Of or relating to a blood vessel that is visibly distended with blood. injected 1. introduced by injection. 2. congested. into its code transformations, the Transcoder also creates diversity in software, making it highly resistant to viruses, worms, Trojans and other automated or global attacks. Transformed software can be deployed safely in hostile environments, but can be enhanced or upgraded as always. The Transcoder is available to developers for in-house use, or they can outsource their code transformation to Cloakware's knowledgeable Professional Services team. In either case, Cloakware's Code Strengthening Methodology(TM) is an important part of the services provided with this offering. Based on extensive industry experience, this is a procedure used to review with customers their software design, development and distribution processes, determine 'at risk' code segments, suggest best design and coding practices for such segments, determine the right mix of tamper resistance and/or diversity to contain risks, and implement the most effective code transformations to meet the security needs of their application. Training and support are also provided to help customers grow the internal security competencies needed to be self-sufficient. Boulder, Colorado The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the 11th most populous city in the State of Colorado, as well as the most populous city and the county , based DataPlay Inc. (www.dataplay.com), an innovative developer of universal media and micro-optical player/recorders for digital content, recently selected Cloakware to help secure ContentKey(TM), DataPlay's web-based application See Web application. for promoting and activating music, e-books, movies, games and other consumer content. Mike Steingrebe, DataPlay vice president of corporate development, commented, "Compelling content is the driver of our business. Cloakware definitely helped. The ability of their technology to protect critical elements of our software is powerful." "Technologies like encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of secure many aspects of information exchange today," stated Paul Van Oorschot Paul C. van Oorschot is a cryptographer and computer security researcher, currently a professor of computer science at Carleton University. He is best known as co-author of the Handbook of Applied Cryptography , Cloakware Chief Scientist. "But now, software and applications have become the targets of attack. Cloakware Code Protection brings a new level of defense to this game. It lets developers deploy trusted applications - protected against attempts to alter or bypass functionality, or to expose content." About Cloakware Corporation Cloakware Corporation (www.cloakware.com) develops products to protect software against tampering, reverse engineering and automated attacks. These products leverage patent-pending code transformation technology, which protects programs without affecting functionality, ease-of-use or cost-effectiveness. Cloakware products are key enablers for applications that include mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and digital content protection. Cloakware develops and markets software security products, and also works with leading security, device and systems OEMs to embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. its technology into their products. Cloakware is a private company, based in Ottawa, Canada. |
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