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Disappearing Cryptography, Third Edition: Information Hiding: Steganography & Watermarking (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming); ISBN: 0123744792; by Peter Wayner
(480 pages)

Disappearing Cryptography, Third Edition: Information Hiding: Steganography & Watermarking (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming)

by: Peter Wayner
publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
released: 2008-12-12
ISBN: 0123744792 Price: $56.40
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Cryptology is the practice of hiding digital information by means of various obfuscatory and steganographic techniques. The application of said techniques facilitates message confidentiality and sender/receiver identity authentication, and helps to ensure the integrity and security of computer passwords, ATM card information, digital signatures, DVD and HDDVD content, and electronic commerce. Cryptography is also central to digital rights management (DRM), a group of techniques for technologically controlling the use of copyrighted material that is being widely implemented and deployed at the behest of corporations that own and create revenue from the hundreds of thousands of mini-transactions that take place daily on programs like iTunes.

This new edition of our best-selling book on cryptography and information hiding delineates a number of different methods to hide information in all types of digital media files. These methods include encryption, compression, data embedding and watermarking, data mimicry, and scrambling. During the last 5 years, the continued advancement and exponential increase of computer processing power have enhanced the efficacy and scope of electronic espionage and content appropriation. Therefore, this edition has amended and expanded outdated sections in accordance with new dangers, and includes 5 completely new chapters that introduce newer more sophisticated and refined cryptographic algorithms and techniques (such as fingerprinting, synchronization, and quantization) capable of withstanding the evolved forms of attack.

Each chapter is divided into sections, first providing an introduction and high-level summary for those who wish to understand the concepts without wading through technical explanations, and then presenting concrete examples and greater detail for those who want to write their own programs. This combination of practicality and theory allows programmers and system designers to not only implement tried and true encryption procedures, but also consider probable future developments in their designs, thus fulfilling the need for preemptive caution that is becoming ever more explicit as the transference of digital media escalates.

* Includes 5 completely new chapters that delineate the most current and sophisticated cryptographic algorithms, allowing readers to protect their information against even the most evolved electronic attacks.

* Conceptual tutelage in conjunction with detailed mathematical directives allows the reader to not only understand encryption procedures, but also to write programs which anticipate future security developments in their design.

* Grants the reader access to online source code which can be used to directly implement proven cryptographic procedures such as data mimicry and reversible grammar generation into their own work.
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Accessible introduction to a fascinating topic. August 12, 2006

This is a very easy read that does not really assume much about the reader other than mathematical maturity at the precalculus level, knowledge of programming in a higher level language, and a curiosity about hiding information in such things as images. In fact, I bought this book to get a grasp on how to hide a watermark in an image. The early chapters are devoted to material that forms the basic toolkit for steganography - private key encryption, secret sharing, and error correcting codes. The later chapters describe how to apply these techniques in various ways to hide information.

Chapter 5 discusses common data compression algorithms, not to the point that you could write an encoder/decoder system, but so that you know which allow perfect reconstruction and which do not. Compression leads to the topic of mimicry, which is the subject of chapter 6. Basic mimicry produces text that looks statistically similar to the original text but is far from perfect. Chapter 7 shows methods of improving mimicry techniques so that the mimicked text not only passes statistical tests for similarity to the original, but passes rules for grammar. This leads to the concept of context free grammars and their role in mimicry. Thus, you can hide data in realistic sounding text.

Chapter 8 concentrates on a robust and complete model known as the Turing machine. Such a machine hides data as it "runs forward", while running the machine in reverse allows the hidden data to be recovered. Certain proofs show that this is a stronger data hiding model than those previously discussed.

Chapter nine discusses a more image-processing related data hiding topic - hiding in the noise. What appears as noise to the untrained eye can actually be a message. Of course, the flip side of this is "real" noise has the power to obscure the hidden message.

Chapter 10 discusses anonymous remailers, which is the deletion of the name of the originator of a message by an intermediate node. Such systems can range from very secure to very insecure depending on strategies involved. Chapter 11,"Secret Broadcasts", is a companion chapter on how to broadcast a message so that everyone can read it but nobody knows the source. The solution lies in the "Dining Cryptographers" algorithm, and this solution is discussed at length.

Chapter 12, "Keys", discusses message keys as extensions to the concept of keys in basic cryptography, which was discussed earlier in the book. Adding keys to any algorithm discussed up to this point makes that algorithm stronger. Chapter 13, "Ordering and Reordering", discusses how steganography strategies might be disrupted by reordering parts of a message, and discusses methods that might prevent this from being a problem.

Chapter 14, "Spreading", is a more mathematical chapter than the preceding ones and takes a different approach to the problem of information hiding. It takes ideas from spread spectrum radio and applies them to steganography. This is the one chapter where a knowledge of calculus, Fourier transforms, and even wavelets will be helpful.

The last three chapters, "Synthetic Worlds", "Watermarks", and "Steganalysis" are short and more subjective than previous ones, mainly giving the reader a broad overview of these topics.

The book has a wealth of algorithms, equations, and simple examples. There is even a very basic Java mimicry program in the appendix. However, this is not a programming book full of ready to implement solutions - you will have to do that yourself. There are numerous references to web addresses where you can find both executable and source code for implementing some of the algorithms mentioned in this book. I would say if you are interested in hiding information in data of any kind - text, sound, imagery, etc. - then this book is essential reading. I highly recommend it. Buy Now!


One year after purchase, I keep opening this book. August 18, 2003

All in all just a fascinating book on a fascinating topic. In general, the introductory parts of each chapter are accessible to anyone with a standard 12 year education. The mathematics are best understood by people with a background in algebra and statistics at the American High School level, but not much more. If you buy this book, expect John Ashcroft to put your name on a list of people buying dangerous published works (and with the Patriot Act in place, I am neither paranoid nor joking). The best chapter is the one about encoding information in ordered lists. This book taught me how to include a one line hidden message in a 50 item list of my favorite Country and Western Songs of all time (and THAT is a cool thing to do). Buy Now!


Excelent book. February 12, 2003

I read the entire book from first to last page and enjoyed the content absolutely. The book has theory and practice, clear examples and many references to free and open source software to make tests. The math part has razonable level (not too much, not to little). I have no found anything better in the area.
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You know you are a crypto geek when..... September 30, 2002

This book is a great introduction to learning how to hide data in places most people wouldn't think about looking. Sample code and various URL's are provided for places to start, this not the easiest subject to grasp, but the book helps put it at a manageable level.

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Cool, deep, although a bit goofy. June 15, 2002

This is a deep, serious book about making information transmogrify, even if there are a few silly parts. I liked the funny parts and they reminded me of Goedel Escher and Bach Buy Now!


Information Hiding: 10th International Workshop, IH 2008, Sana Barbara, CA, USA, May 19-21, 2008, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science); ISBN: 3540889604; by
(373 pages)

Information Hiding: 10th International Workshop, IH 2008, Sana Barbara, CA, USA, May 19-21, 2008, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

by: Peter Wayner
publisher: Springer
released: 2008-11-01
ISBN: 3540889604 Price: $79.95
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Information Hiding, IH 2008, held in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, in May 2008.

The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on anonymity and privacy, steganography, forensics, novel technologies and applications, watermarking, steganalysis, other hiding domains, network security, and fingerprinting.


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Global E-Security: 4th International Conference, ICGeS 2008, London, UK, June 23-25, 2008, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science); ISBN: 3540694021; by
(310 pages)

Global E-Security: 4th International Conference, ICGeS 2008, London, UK, June 23-25, 2008, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science)

by: Peter Wayner
publisher: Springer
released: 2008-07-24
ISBN: 3540694021 Price: $89.95
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Global E-Security, ICGeS 2008, held in London, UK, in June 2008.

The 36 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cybercrime and digital forensics investigation, voice and video over internet protocols security, computer security, security architecture and authorisations, and IT governance.


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Privacy-Preserving Data Mining: Models and Algorithms (Advances in Database Systems); ISBN: 0387709916; by
(514 pages)

Privacy-Preserving Data Mining: Models and Algorithms (Advances in Database Systems)

by: Peter Wayner
publisher: Springer
released: 2008-07-07
ISBN: 0387709916 Price: $103.20
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Advances in hardware technology have increased the capability to store and record personal data about consumers and individuals, causing concerns that personal data may be used for a variety of intrusive or malicious purposes.

Privacy-Preserving Data Mining: Models and Algorithms proposes a number of techniques to perform the data mining tasks in a privacy-preserving way. These techniques generally fall into the following categories: data modification techniques, cryptographic methods and protocols for data sharing, statistical techniques for disclosure and inference control, query auditing methods, randomization and perturbation-based techniques.

This edited volume contains surveys by distinguished researchers in the privacy field. Each survey includes the key research content as well as future research directions.

Privacy-Preserving Data Mining: Models and Algorithms is designed for researchers, professors, and advanced-level students in computer science, and is also suitable for industry practitioners.

 


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Transactions on Data Hiding and Multimedia Security III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science); ISBN: 3540690166; by
(91 pages)

Transactions on Data Hiding and Multimedia Security III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

by: Peter Wayner
publisher: Springer
released: 2008-07-07
ISBN: 3540690166 Price: $79.95
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Since the mid 1990s, data hiding has been proposed as an enabling technology for securing multimedia communication, and is now used in various applications including broadcast monitoring, movie fingerprinting, steganography, video indexing and retrieval, and image authentication. Data hiding and cryptographic techniques are often combined to complement each other, thus triggering the development of a new research field of multimedia security. Besides, two related disciplines, steganalysis and data forensics, are increasingly attracting researchers and becoming another new research field of multimedia security. This journal, LNCS Transactions on Data Hiding and Multimedia Security, aims to be a forum for all researchers in these emerging fields, publishing both original and archival research results.

This third issue contains five contributions in the areas of steganography and digital watermarking. The first two papers deal with the security of steganographic systems; the third paper presents a novel image steganographic scheme. Finally, this volume includes two papers that focus on digital watermarking and data hiding. The fourth paper introduces and analyzes a new covert channel and the fifth contribution analyzes the performance of additive attacks against quantization-based data hiding methods.


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The Art of Security and Information Hiding; ISBN: 1409201252; by Emmanuel Sodipo
(192 pages)

The Art of Security and Information Hiding

by: Emmanuel Sodipo
publisher: Lulu.com
released: 2008-03-18
ISBN: 1409201252 Price: $66.95
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The sensitivity of information is the cost arising from information getting into the wrong hands. Hackers often steal or destroy private or confidential data simply because it is visible. What if we make this confidential information hidden? There is an illusion that compliance equals security which has led both individuals and organizations to excessively spend on compliance at the detriment of security Steganography attempts to solve this dilemma. One of the goals of steganography is to hide messages in other messages in a way that does not allow the enemy to detect there is a secret message present.
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Information Hiding: 9th International Workshop, IH 2007, Saint Malo, France, June 11-13, 2007, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science); ISBN: 354077369X; by
(393 pages)

Information Hiding: 9th International Workshop, IH 2007, Saint Malo, France, June 11-13, 2007, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

by: Emmanuel Sodipo
publisher: Springer
released: 2008-02-25
ISBN: 354077369X Price: $79.95
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Information Hiding, IH 2007, held in Saint Malo, France, in June 2007.

The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 105 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on new steganographic schemes, watermarking schemes, computer security, steganography and code theory, watermarking security, steganalysis, watermarking and re-synchronization, fingerprinting, forensics, and steganalysis.


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Dion accuses Harper of Airbus coverup; Says PM is hiding inside information.(Canada Wire): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press; ISBN: ; by Gale Reference Team
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Dion accuses Harper of Airbus coverup; Says PM is hiding inside information.(Canada Wire): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

by: Gale Reference Team
publisher: Thomson Gale
released: 2007-11-12
Price: $9.95
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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on November 12, 2007. The length of the article is 440 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Dion accuses Harper of Airbus coverup; Says PM is hiding inside information.(Canada Wire)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication:Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 12, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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Information Hiding; ISBN: ; by Jan L. (EDT)/ Collberg, Christian S. (EDT)/ Johnson, Neil F. (EDT)/ Sallee, Phil (EDT) Camenisch

Information Hiding

by: Jan L. (EDT)/ Collberg, Christian S. (EDT)/ Johnson, Neil F. (EDT)/ Sallee, Phil (EDT) Camenisch
publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc
released: 2007-10-23
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Information Hiding: 8th International Workshop, IH 2006, Alexandria, VA, USA, July 10-12, 2006, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science); ISBN: 3540741232; by
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Information Hiding: 8th International Workshop, IH 2006, Alexandria, VA, USA, July 10-12, 2006, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

by: Jan L. (EDT)/ Collberg, Christian S. (EDT)/ Johnson, Neil F. (EDT)/ Sallee, Phil (EDT) Camenisch
publisher: Springer
released: 2007-10-23
ISBN: 3540741232 Price: $74.95
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Information Hiding, IH 2006, held in Alexandria, VA, USA in July 2006.

The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from over 70 papers submitted. The papers are organized in topical sections on watermarking, information hiding and networking, data hiding in unusual content, fundamentals, software protection, steganalysis, steganography, and subliminal channels.


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