Synthetic Embedding of Hidden Information in Industrial Control System Network Protocols for Evaluation of Steganographic Malware

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Main Authors:	Neubert, Tom, Peuker, Bjarne, Buxhoidt, Laura, Schueler, Eric, Vielhauer, Claus
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Cryptography and Security
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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