# Why Do I Need Armor?

DeFi applications are the most attractive targets to hackers that have ever existed.&#x20;

The (largely open-source) software can give hackers instant, very large, payouts that can easily be made untraceable.&#x20;

We've seen enormous hacks on many different protocols and have been made painfully aware that users need the most protection possible.&#x20;

Armor ensures -- in the easiest manner to date -- that any funds a user held on a hacked platform will be fully repaid so their funds are never at any risk.&#x20;