Investigator s Guide to Steganography

Gregory Kipper

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 Kipper, Gregory.    Investigator's guide to steganography / Gregory Kipper.       p. cm.    Includes index. 

ISBN 0-8493-2433-5 (alk. paper)

1. Computer security. 2. Cryptography. 3. Data protection. I. Title

QA76.9.A25K544 2003

005.8'2--dc22

2003056276

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Dedication

For my family and friends

About the Author

Greg Kipper, CISSP, works as an IT security consultant and computer forensics investigator in the Washington, D.C. area.

Acknowledgments

I'd like to thank all the people who encouraged and supported me during this lengthy endeavor. They include my parents and family, Bruce Middleton, Cynthia Hetherington, Pete and Virginia Garfall, Rich O'Hanley, Christian Kirkpatrick, the Auerbach and CRC Press crew, Luke McKinney, Dave and Lisa Stafford, John Stockman, Al Vance, and all the authors and researchers whom I've referenced and learned from. Without you, none of this would have been possible.

Greg Kipper
August 2003