Data Hiding
Exposing Concealed Data in Multimedia, Operating Systems, Mobile Devices and Network Protocols
Published on 31. December 2012
350 pages
978-1-59749-741-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
- Provides many real-world examples of data concealment on the latest technologies including iOS, Android, VMware, MacOS X, Linux and Windows 7
- Dives deep into the less known approaches to data hiding, covert communications, and advanced malware
- Includes never before published information about next generation methods of data hiding
- Outlines a well-defined methodology for countering threats
- Looks ahead at future predictions for data hiding
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Michael T. Raggo | Chet Hosmer
Data Hiding
Exposing Concealed Data in Multimedia, Operating Systems, Mobile Devices and Network Protocols
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12/2012
Syngress
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Michael Raggo (CISSP, NSA-IAM, ACE, CSI) has over 20 years of security research experience. His current focus is threats and countermeasures for the mobile enterprise. Michael is the author of "Data Hiding: Exposing Concealed Data in Multimedia, Operating Systems, Mobile Devices and Network Protocols for Syngress Books. A former security trainer, Michael has briefed international defense agencies including the FBI and Pentagon, is a participating member of the PCI Mobile Task Force, and is a frequent presenter at security conferences, including Black Hat, DEF CON, DoD Cyber Crime, InfoSec, SANS, and OWASP.Chet Hosmer is the Chief Scientist and Sr. Vice President at Allen Corporation and a co-founder of WetStone Technologies, Inc. Chet has been researching and developing technology and training surrounding data hiding, steganography and watermarking for over a decade. He has made numerous appearances to discuss the threat steganography poses including National Public Radio's Kojo Nmadi show, ABC's Primetime Thursday, NHK Japan, CrimeCrime TechTV and ABC News Australia. He has also been a frequent contributor to technical and news stories relating to steganography and has been interviewed and quoted by IEEE, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Government Computer News, Salon.com and Wired magazine. Chet also serves as a visiting professor at Utica college where he teaches in the Cybersecurity Graduate program. Chet delivers keynote and plenary talks on various cyber security related topics around the world each year.
Content
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
