Google has acquired a German software company called Zynamics. The company focuses on reverse engineering, analyzing software (malware in particular) for which no source code is available. We’re not sure what the future of the company will be, but its goals and expertise line up particularly well with Google’s aims in online security. We’ll keep you updated as details about this deal emerge. We’re happy to hear from the company and hope their tools and skills will help us better protect Google’s users.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/03/google-buy-reverse-engineering-company.html