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Hiding in Plain View: Could Steganography be a Terrorist Tool?

Author: Tom Kellen Published May 23, 2011 from SANS

The events of September 11, 2001 catapulted awareness of terrorism to the forefront of every mind in every civilized culture in the world. They have also raised interest in the ways that terrorists may have communicated and planed these events. Earlier this year, in a USA Today article it was suggested that terror groups may be using the Internet to pass information using techniques including e-mail, chat rooms, bulletin boards and other web sites1. There is also much speculation that these groups may be using technologies like encryption and steganography to help hid their communications.

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