Data Hiding

Exposing Concealed Data in Multimedia, Operating Systems, Mobile Devices and Network Protocols
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-59749-743-5
Verlag: Elsevier Inc

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 547 g

As data hiding detection and forensic techniques have matured, people are creating more advanced stealth methods for spying, corporate espionage, terrorism, and cyber warfare all to avoid detection. Data Hiding provides an exploration into the present day and next generation of tools and techniques used in covert communications, advanced malware methods and data concealment tactics. The hiding techniques outlined include the latest technologies including mobile devices, multimedia, virtualization and others. These concepts provide corporate, goverment and military personnel with the knowledge to investigate and defend against insider threats, spy techniques, espionage, advanced malware and secret communications. By understanding the plethora of threats, you will gain an understanding of the methods to defend oneself from these threats through detection, investigation, mitigation and prevention.

Zielgruppe

Penetration Testers, Incident Response teams, Information Security Analysts

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hosmer, Chet

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Kryptologie, Informationssicherheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. History of Secret Writing

2. Four Easy Data Hiding Exercises

3. Steganography

4. Multimedia Data Hiding

5. Data Hiding among Android Mobile Devices

6. Apple iOS Data Hiding

7. Operating System Data Hiding

8. Virtual Data Hiding

9. Data Hiding in Network Protocols

10. Forensics and Anti-Forensics

11. Mitigation Strategies

12. Futures

Über Autor(innen)

Hosmer, Chet
Chet Hosmer is a retired Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona and now serves as a Designated Campus Colleague. He previously taught in the Cybersecurity Graduate Program at Utica College and is the founder of Python Forensics, a nonprofit research and educational institution dedicated to advancing investigative capabilities through innovative research and specialized Python tools.
A recognized authority on emerging cyber threats, Chet has been featured by NPR, ABC News, Forbes, IEEE, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Government Computer News, Salon, and Wired. He is the author of seven books published by Elsevier and Apress covering passive cyber defense for OT environments, Python and PowerShell for investigators, data hiding and steganography, and IoT security. He has also delivered Congressional testimony before the House Science Committee on cybersecurity education.