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PreEmptive 101

In this blog, we’ve established a 101 of all things PreEmptive. We aim to help you comprehensively understand PreEmptive and our products in basic terms. This is a great piece of content to share with your team, decision-makers, or that pesky finance department that won’t give you an extra budget for security tools.

For those of you who are in the industry and know what we offer, we appreciate the loyalty! If you are new to the industry and are not tech-savvy but want to know a little bit more about PreEmptive, check out our 5 W’s:

Who Is PreEmptive?

PreEmptive is an Idera INC software company. We have been obfuscating and protecting applications since 1996, starting with DashO for Java and expanding over the last twenty years to our full range of solutions that you see today! Our core values are to help organizations make their applications more resilient to hacking and tampering, protect intellectual property, secure sensitive data, and enhance revenue. In other words, PreEmptive is the first line of defense for your code!

What Is PreEmptive?

PreEmptive is a software security solution that helps you protect and secure your apps intelligently through a layered approach. Our multi-faceted approach is applied to the binary code to provide obfuscation, encryption, root detection, shielding, and tamper detection with the end goal of making life difficult for hackers & bots. Let’s add some definitions. First—what is obfuscation? Obfuscation means making something unclear or obscure. It’s like a frosted window; it obscures your vision but does not prevent functionality. With code obfuscation, the goal is to conceal the underlying code that enables the application to function while ensuring the effective functionality of the application 

How is this achieved? Our layered application hardening and shielding are directly infused into your .NET, Java, Android, and JavaScript applications. This means we do not require changes to your end user’s computer/device or network to stay fully protected—the solution does the dirty work for you, securing the app against any vulnerabilities in your projects and jumbling up the code so that hackers can’t reverse engineer your proprietary information!

  • PreEmptive not only “scrambles” your source code but also has the right mix of protection, response, and security reporting features. This allows the user to better protect their projects and defend against ever-evolving data, IP theft, fraud, brand damage, and drastic revenue loss. 
  • PreEmptive offers multiple types of protection: Dotfuscator, DashO, and JSDefender. Here are the key differences:
    • Dotfuscator provides many layers of protection for .NET users with multiple forms of obfuscation (renaming, string encryption, watermarking, active runtime checks (tamper, debug, root, and more).
    • DashO is a security plugin for Android and Java users that provides layers of protection through obfuscation (renaming, string encryption, resource encryption, and more).
    • JSDefender is for teams that use Javascript. It secures their applications through in-app protection and code obfuscation. This tool helps teams prevent code from being easily visible to anyone with access to a browser.

When Should You Use PreEmptive?

Suppose you’re a start-up company that has blossomed overnight, a freelancer with multiple clients, or a large corporation that needs to enhance its security program. In that case, that’s when PreEmptive should come into play. With fair pricing based on your project needs, PreEmptive can apply to many organizations. When writing any source code without protection, you are susceptible to damage and theft, which has long-term financial implications. By using any of the PreEmptive products, your team will feel at ease instantaneously, knowing your code is secure even after deployment!

Where Does This Work?

PreEmptive is injected into your source code, but our operational playbook includes a bottom-up evaluation of security risks, vulnerability mitigation techniques, and post-deployment protection to further reduce exposure.

Why Should You Use PreEmptive?

PreEmptive not only offers different packages based on your needs but has also been the leading security system for over 17 years! We test, obscure, and manage your vulnerabilities directly in your code, so if you feel worried about hackers or stressed about how secure your projects are, check out your options by visiting our main page!

If you need more information on how to get started or need further help, we encourage you to use our resources, found in our navigation bar. We hope this blog has helped you understand what we do. Be on the lookout for our upcoming 101s

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