Data Hiding

Exposing Concealed Data in Multimedia, Operating Systems, Mobile Devices and Network Protocols

By: Chet Hosmer, Michael Raggo

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9 November 2012 | Edition Number 1

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268

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23.5 x 19.05 x 1.42

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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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"This is one of those threats that confounds and frustrates digital forensics examiners today. Steganography is only used by the more sophisticated bad guys. This book helps to bring this threat out from behind the green door." --Jim Christy, Special Agent (Ret), HQE/Director, Futures Exploration (FX)/Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) "This book is the most comprehensive text yet published about Steganography, with coverage of everything from the history of the art and science of hiding data to the myriad applications and mechanisms of digital stego. This is a must-read for any serious student of the field." --Gary C. Kessler, Ph.D., CCE, CISSP / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University "From the age old "cloak and dagger" images; to the age old fable of "which came first, the chicken or the egg", data hiding is the backbone of information security or insecurity. Data Hiding brings the past, present, and future of data hiding out from under the cloak into the sunlight. Giving real world examples and more importantly how to defend against them." --Richard Rushing, CISO, Motorola Mobility

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Networking & Communications Network Security Computer Security Data Encryption

Dedication	p. V
Raggo Acknowledgments	p. VII
Hosmer Acknowledgments	p. IX
About the Authors	p. XV
About the Techical Editor	p. XVII
Preface	p. XIX
History of Secret Writing	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Cryptology	p. 2
Substitution Cipher	p. 3
Transposition Cipher	p. 8
The Difference Between Substitution Ciphers and Transposition Ciphers	p. 10
Steganography	p. 10
Cardano's Grille	p. 11
Summary	p. 17
References	p. 17
Four Easy Data Hiding Exercises	p. 19
Hiding Data in Microsoft Word	p. 20
Image Metadata	p. 26
Mobile Device Data Hiding	p. 29
File Compression Tool Data Hiding	p. 33
Summary	p. 38
References	p. 39
Steganography	p. 41
Introduction	p. 41
Steganographic Techniques	p. 42
Insertion Methods	p. 43
Modification	p. 46
Hiding in PDFs (Insertion Meets LSB)	p. 49
Hiding in Executables (Hydan)	p. 52
Hiding in HTML	p. 54
Steganalysis	p. 55
Anomalous Analysis	p. 58
Steganalysis Tools	p. 59
Freeware Tools	p. 59
Summary	p. 66
References	p. 67
Multimedia Data Hiding	p. 69
Multimedia Overview	p. 69
Data Hiding in Digital Audio	p. 70
Simple Audio File Embedding (Imperceptible Approach)	p. 70
Data hiding in a .wav file	p. 73
StegAnalysis of LSB Wave Data Hiding	p. 78
Advanced Audio File Embedding	p. 79
Audio Summary	p. 79
Data Hiding in Digital Video	p. 80
MSU Stego	p. 80
TCStego	p. 83
Summary	p. 89
References	p. 90
Data Hiding Among Android Mobile Devices	p. 91
Android Overview	p. 91
Android ImgHid and Reveal App	p. 91
Analysis of the Resulting ImgHid Data Hiding Operation	p. 95
Android My Secret App	p. 98
Stego Analysis of the Resulting My Secret Images	p. 100
Summary	p. 101
StegDroid	p. 102
Using the Android Application	p. 103
Summary	p. 106
References	p. 106
Apple iOS Data Hiding	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
Mobile Device Data Hiding Applications	p. 107
Spy Pix Analysis	p. 110
Stego Sec Analysis	p. 116
InvisiLetter Analysis	p. 125
Summary	p. 130
References	p. 131
Operating System Data Hiding	p. 133
Windows Data Hiding	p. 135
Alternate Data Streams Reviewed	p. 135
Stealth Alternate Data Streams	p. 138
Volume Shadowing	p. 140
Linux Data Hiding	p. 150
Linux Filename Trickery	p. 150
Extended Filesystem Data Hiding	p. 151
TrueCrypt	p. 157
References	p. 166
Virtual Data Hiding	p. 167
Introduction	p. 167
Hiding a Virtual Environment	p. 168
Getting Started	p. 168
A Review of Virtual Environments	p. 171
VMware Files	p. 172
Hiding Data in a VMware Image	p. 172
Summary	p. 179
References	p. 179
Data Hiding in Network Protocols	p. 181
Introduction	p. 181
VoIP Data Hiding	p. 184
Delayed Packet Modification Method	p. 187
IP Layer Data Hiding, The TTL Field	p. 188
Investigating Protocol Data Hiding	p. 190
Summary	p. 191
References	p. 191
Forensics and Anti-Forensics	p. 193
Introduction	p. 193
Anti-Forensics-Hiding your tracks	p. 194
Data Hiding Passwords	p. 194
Hiding Your Tracks	p. 195
Forensics	p. 197
Looking for Data Hiding Software	p. 198
Finding Remaining Artifacts	p. 199
Identifying and View Cached Images (Cache Auditing Tools)	p. 203
Evidence in Thumbnails	p. 204
Searching for Hidden Directories and Files	p. 208
Network IDS	p. 209
Summary	p. 211
References	p. 211
Mitigation Strategies	p. 213
Forensic Investigation	p. 213
Steganography Use Discovery	p. 213
Steganography Carrier Discovery	p. 215
Hidden Content Extraction	p. 215
Mitigation	p. 216
Network Technologies for detecting Data Hiding	p. 219
Endpoint Technologies for detecting Data Hiding	p. 223
Summary	p. 225
References	p. 227
Futures	p. 229
The Future, and the Past	p. 229
Future Threats	p. 230
Steganography as a Countermeasure	p. 233
Current and Futuristic Combined Threats	p. 235
Summary	p. 236
Index	p. 237
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