About Us
PreEmptive is the leader in smart application protection.
We provide a premium app shielding and hardening solution that provides a great time to value and first class support.

PreEmptive Protection hit the sweet spot between cost, convenience and functionality by helping you protect and secure your apps in a smarter way. Our layered application hardening and shielding is directly infused into your .NET, Java, Android and iOS applications and that means we do not require an agent or changes to your end user’s computer/device or network. We help you manage application risks and comply with regulations.
PreEmptive is part of the Idera, Inc. family of B2B software tools
Idera, Inc., parent company of global B2B software productivity brands, acquired PreEmptive in 2021. PreEmptive joins Idera’s DevOps business unit, home to a number of products that enable developers to deliver secure, resilient and bug-free applications (including TestRail, Travis CI, Kiuwan, Ranorex and Assembla).
PreEmptive has thousands of corporate clients
PreEmptive is a trusted global leader of protection tools for Desktop, Mobile, Cloud, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. We help organizations make their applications more resistant and resilient to hacking and tampering — protecting intellectual property, sensitive data and revenue.
PreEmptive Protection embedded into Visual Studio
As a result, PreEmptive Protection for .NET is subject to Microsoft’s regression tests, code audits and security reviews. It is the only 3rd party technology to have this level of integration and validation.
PreEmptive Protection is utilized by some of the largest mobile carriers in the world
PreEmptive Protection for Android is well-tested, well-maintained solution to protect apps from tampering, probing, reversing engineering, malware insertion and from executing on compromised devices.
PreEmptive’s clients include hundreds of the Fortune 500
Some example include Charles Schwab, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, GE, PNC Bank, Merrill Lynch, Barclays Bank, FedEx, Reuters, JB Hunt, Proquest, Sabre, NRC, National Institute of Health, US District Court, Census Bureau, US Army, State of Maryland, Department of Energy, Principal Life, Liberty Mutual, Microsoft, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Dell, Intel, Intuit, Computer Associates, Hitachi, RSA Security, ADP, Novell, Schlumberger, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, NEC, GTE, Bell Atlantic, Nokia, Verizon, Siemens, Sprint, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross, United Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline, Sacred Heart Hospital, Agilent, Sony, Nike, Phillips, Cisco Systems, EDS, Daimler Chrysler, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Monsanto, Xerox, Volvo, GM, Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, etc.
A layered approach to application protection
PreEmptive Protection applies a layered approach to binary code protection using obfuscation, encryption, root detection, shielding and tamper proofing making apps more difficult for people and machines to exploit. Our combination of turnkey and extensible functions ensure that you will get the right mix of protection, response and security reporting features that you will need to smartly protect your apps helping to defend against:
- Intellectual Property Theft
- Revenue Loss
- Trust and Brand Damage
- Fraud and Unauthorized Access
- Confidential Data Theft