The Ease of Steganography and Camouflage

Dating back to ancient Greece, the history of steganography developed throughout the years and is becoming a threat to everyone alive. But how easy is steganography? Does the knowledge exist to counter steganography? The ease of use in steganography has proliferated so that any person with a computer and an Internet connection can perform steganography on virtually any file. The programs that are available range from Unix and Windows based to command line or graphical user interface (GUI). Camouflage Software is easy to use, install, and a very versatile steganography tool that is free of charge and available for download to anyone with an Internet connection. In this paper we will look at the ease of use of one particular program, and the ability to detect steganographic material created by the program. 'Camouflage allows you to hide files by scrambling them and then attaching them to the file of your choice.'2 Though this ease of use makes steganography highly available and threatening it also presents obvious indications that a file has been used for steganographic purposes.