Press releases
01 November 2005
Inforenz demonstrate new steganalysis technology at F3 forensics conference
Inforenz unveiled its latest plug-in for Inforenz Forager®, its metadata investigation forensics tool, to top forensics experts at the F3 forensics conference last week. The new plug-in searches for known steganography tools and indicates if files contain steganographically hidden information.
Juli Salvi, product manager at Inforenz, said: "Our long-standing research and development programme into steganography and steganalysis means that we have become acknowledged experts in this field. We have been considering a number of ways to package our expertise for the benefit of the professional forensic community. As well as giving presentations on the subject to specialist groups, the most obvious way was to enhance the capability of our search and metadata tool, Inforenz Forager®."
During the F3 conference Vince Gallo, a director of Inforenz, presented an overview of steganographic techniques and the way in which they might be detected using steganalysis. Inforenz staff then demonstrated the new Forager® plug-in to the many interested delegates.
A beta-test version of Forager’s new steganalysis plug-in, which is being enhanced as a result of feedback at the conference, will be available in mid-November 2005.
Forager's earlier plug-ins enable the investigation of metadata in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, MP3 and EXIF/JPEG/JFIF files.
For more information on the F3 conference, see www.f3.org.uk
