Title :
Information Hiding as a Challenge for Malware Detection
Author :
Mazurczyk, Wojciech ; Caviglione, Luca
Author_Institution :
Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
Malware increasingly uses information-hiding techniques to hide its existence and communication attempts. Having a better understanding of this technique could help mitigate and prevent cyberattacks.
Keywords :
data encapsulation; invasive software; cyberattacks; information-hiding techniques; malware detection; Malware; Market research; Mobile communication; Smart phones; Telecommunication traffic; cyberattacks; cybersecurity; information hiding; malware; security; steganography;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2015.33