| Clandestine Message Passing in Virtual Environments Contributor(s): Naval Postgraduate School (Author) |
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ISBN: 1499375670 ISBN-13: 9781499375671 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.40 lbs) 68 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Virtual Environments (VEs) present a new challenge for governmentofficials attempting to monitor computer networks for terrorist communication.VEs bring new dimensions to online communication through visual appearance and state maintaining servers. In this thesis, various VEs will be explored tostudy what current abilities and usage patterns exist. Once characteristicsof the VEs are established, clandestine methods for passing information willbe developed along with proof of concepts. Visual cues, steganography andautonomous bots will be examined. Monitoring techniques are then discussed to attempt observation and analysis of this information at various levels. Theexpectation is that these results will improve awareness and solidify anunderstanding of the more surreptitious capabilities present in thesenetworked environments. |