Hiding Behind the Keyboard: Uncovering Covert Communication Methods with Forensic Analysis

In chapter 2 of Hiding Behind the Keyboard: Uncovering Covert Communication Methods with Forensic Analysis (Syngress ISBN 978-0128033401), authors Brett Shavers and John Bair discuss the Tor browser and how it can offer tremendous levels of security and privacy. Their goal in the book is to help security professionals and investigators use investigative techniques against those employing such tools for nefarious purposes. A perfect example is from 2013 where a Harvard student used Tor and other privacy tools to send in a false bomb threat. Investigators noted that while the student used Tor, it…

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