Obfuscation is a research area that focuses on the development of techniques and methods to intentionally make software, code, or data more difficult to understand, reverse engineer, or analyze by unauthorized parties. This can involve various strategies such as code obfuscation, which obscures the logic and structure of software, or data obfuscation, which masks the meaning or content of data. The goal of obfuscation is to protect intellectual property, prevent unauthorized access or modification, and enhance cybersecurity by making it harder for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in software or systems.