Steganography. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: CS 3424 or consent of instructor. Steganography is the science of hiding secret data within innocuous data. This course covers a broad set of background topics including data compression, encryption, hashing, number theory, and human perception. It will also cover techniques for data hiding using image and audio files (e.g., bitmaps, jpegs, and wave files). The course will also explore steganalysis—the detection of hidden data—in various file types. It will also discuss the use of steganography in practice, particularly use by malware. The course includes a course project where a team of students develop and test their own steganography program. This course has Differential Tuition. Course Fee: GA02 $90; IUCA $45.