Lost and Found in Translation - An Intro to ML Assisted Decompilation and Deobfuscation

Explore the intersection of machine learning and cybersecurity in this 54-minute conference talk from NDC Conferences. Delve into the world of ML-assisted decompilation and deobfuscation, examining how large language models like BERT, RoBERTa, and GPT-3 are revolutionizing code processing. Discover the potential security risks and benefits of AI-powered code generation tools such as GitHub's Copilot. Learn about neural machine translation techniques applied to reverse engineering, including decompilation and deobfuscation for malware analysis. Gain insights into the transformer architecture, encoder-decoder models, and fine-tuning processes. By the end, acquire a comprehensive understanding of natural language processing techniques, large language model training, and their applications in code generation, semantic code search, decompilation, and deobfuscation.