Summary Long before it became an infosec capture-the-flag staple, steganography had its birth in the Steganographia of Johannes Trithemius, an early 16th century book of magic and secret writing. Though it remains perhaps the most widely known, this is but one among countless examples of cryptography from the Renaissance and early modern eras used by alchemists, magicians, and dissidents to conceal their hidden knowledge from the prying eyes of the uninitiated. By applying the lens of cyber threat intelligence to the Steganographia and other examples of Renaissance and early modern cryptography, we can give ourselves greater insight into the motivations and threat models that drove subversive actors centuries before PGP was a gleam in Phil Zimmerman's eyes. As we explore these historical examples through a threat intel lens, I will show how modern-day incident responders and other infosec practitioners can enrich their investigations by applying this same approach to their daily work.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Michael Goetzman J. Wolfgang Goerlich John Platais Lesley Carhart
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 16, 2023
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : CypherCon is a hacker conference emphasizing creativity and ingenuity.
Language : English
Filming locations : 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Production companies : Video Workbench Productions
Summary Long before it became an infosec capture-the-flag staple, steganography had its birth in the Steganographia of Johannes Trithemius, an early 16th century book of magic and secret writing. Though it remains perhaps the most widely known, this is but one among countless examples of cryptography from the Renaissance and early modern eras used by alchemists, magicians, and dissidents to conceal their hidden knowledge from the prying eyes of the uninitiated. By applying the lens of cyber threat intelligence to the Steganographia and other examples of Renaissance and early modern cryptography, we can give ourselves greater insight into the motivations and threat models that drove subversive actors centuries before PGP was a gleam in Phil Zimmerman's eyes. As we explore these historical examples through a threat intel lens, I will show how modern-day incident responders and other infosec practitioners can enrich their investigations by applying this same approach to their daily work.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 16, 2023
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : CypherCon is a hacker conference emphasizing creativity and ingenuity.
Language : English
Filming locations : 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Production companies : Video Workbench Productions
