An exploratory study of software reverse engineering in a security context

• Main Authors: TREUDE, Christoph, FIGUEIRA FILHO, Fernando, STOREY, Margaret-Anne, SALOIS, Martin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: exploratory study; reverse engineering; security setting; Software Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8934; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/9937/viewcontent/wcre111.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Illegal cyberspace activities are increasing rapidly and many software engineers are using reverse engineering methods to respond to attacks. The security-sensitive nature of these tasks, such as the understanding of malware or the decryption of encrypted content, brings unique challenges to reverse...