New software continuously scrambles code to foil cyber attacks

New software continuously scrambles code to foil cyber attacks 11/25/2016 01:22 PM EST New code-scrambling software developed at Columbia University sets a deadline on malicious hackers, effectively closing the window of opportunity for so-called code-reuse attacks. The technique is described in a study presented earlier this month at the USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems and Design (OSDI) in Savannah, Ga. Full story at http://datascience.columbia.edu/new-software-continuously-scrambles-code-foil-cyber-attacks Source Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science This is an NSF News From the Field item. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111