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Code wars: steganography, signals intelligence, and terrorism

Conway, Maura (2008) Code wars: steganography, signals intelligence, and terrorism. Working Papers in International Studies Series. (Paper No. 2008-6). Centre for International Studies, Dublin City University, Ireland.

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Abstract

This paper describes and discusses the process of secret communication known as steganography. The argument advanced here is that terrorists are unlikely to be employing digital steganography to facilitate secret intra-group communication as has been claimed. This is because terrorist use of digital steganography is both technically and operationally implausible. The position adopted in this paper is that terrorists are likely to employ low-tech steganography such as semagrams and null ciphers instead.

Item Type:	Working Paper (No. 2008-6)
Refereed:	No
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Terrorism
DCU Faculties and Centres:	Research Initiatives and Centres > Centre for International Studies (CIS) > Working Papers in International Studies Series
Publisher:	Centre for International Studies, Dublin City University
Use License:	This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:	2143
Deposited On:	11 Nov 2008 17:02 by DORAS Administrator. Last Modified 19 Nov 2008 14:12

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