Obfuscation is a cybersecurity technique used to disguise code, data, or communications, making them difficult for humans or automated tools to understand or analyze. This process involves altering the appearance or structure of code without changing its functionality, often by renaming variables, adding redundant operations, or encrypting parts of the code. Obfuscation is commonly used by software developers to protect intellectual property and by cybercriminals to hide malicious code from security software. While it can enhance security by making reverse engineering harder, it can also complicate legitimate analysis and troubleshooting.