Obfuscation

Question 1

Steganography

Answer 1

• The practice of hiding secret data within ordinary, non-secret files or messages to avoid detection
• Frequently used alongside encryption for an extra layer of security

Question 2

The primary goal of steganography isn’t just to prevent unauthorized access to the data, but…

Answer 2

• To prevent the suspicion that there’s any hidden data at all

Question 3

Tokenization

Answer 3

• Transformative technique in data protection that involves substituting sensitive data elements with non-sensitive equivalents, called tokens, which have no meaningful value

Question 4

Data Masking

Answer 4

• Used to protect data by ensuring that it remains recognizable but does not actually include sensitive information

EXAMPLE: Credit cards and SSN’s that only reveal last digits, with others remain obfuscated