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CFO's Guide to Digital Steganography

Sponsored By Backbone Security

Topics:: Finance & Risk Management; Technology > IT Security

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Abstract:: "What in the world is 'steganography' and why do I need to know anything about it?" The answers are very simple. Steganography is an ancient information hiding technique that has evolved in the Internet era into a digital information hiding technique. CFOs need to know about steganography because trusted insiders can use steganography applications widely available on web sites to steal the organizations valuable, and sensitive, information assets. Steganography is not just another IT security issue, rather it is an Enterprise Risk Management issue that involves no only IT, but also demands top support from the CFO. Hence, CFOs need to be aware of the insidious threat of information and data leakage resulting from steganography in the hands of trusted insiders. To mitigate the risk of insider use of steganography, CFOs should insure that scanning inbound and outbound network traffic for steganography is included in the set of controls employed to protect the organization's digital information assets.

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Released: April 16, 2012

Length: 6 pages

Format: PDF (157 kb)

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