LinuxFest Northwest 2019: Mastering Steganography – Hiding Secrets in Plain Sight 🔍

Presented by Gary Smith

Encryption gets all the headlines these days. What isn’t getting the headlines is encryption’s brother steganography. It’s been around as long as encryption and has played a vital role in secret communications since the time of the ancient Greek and Chinese empires.

This presentation will explore:

-What is steganography?
-Why you would want to use steganography over encryption.
-The history of steganography
-The Greeks
-The Chinese
-Steganography goes to war
-Techniques used in modern steganography
-Examples of steganography
-Programs that use steganography
-Detecting steganography