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Obscurity adds security, at least when it comes to intrusion prevention. This demo Win32 API blocker obfuscates Win32 calls as a defense against unauthorized access.
By creating an I/O firebreak with alternative custom API calls, your Windows boxes become impervious to attackers trying to exploit the standard Win32 APIs.
Simon marks the 51st anniversary of the death of Alan Turing by simulating, in Perl, the German military's infamous Enigma encryption device, which Turing was instrumental in cracking.
