Data Hiding Fundamentals and Applications: Content Security in Digital Multimedia

Citation

Hutton, D.M. (2005), "Data Hiding Fundamentals and Applications: Content Security in Digital Multimedia", Kybernetes, Vol. 34 No. 7/8, pp. 1291-1291. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920510606046

One of the most taxing problems of the moment is how to secure data of whatever structure or importance. The development of the internet and online working has been a revelation to those data users who relied on traditional storage and access. This text is about the security concerns that all data users experience whether they are the provider of the data structure or simply the seller of the service to access it. The ever‐growing internet audience that requires a great choice of data and speedy delivery methods present an almost impossible challenge. This book is concerned with the challenge to the security concerns of those involved in the multimedia provision. These concerns, however, extend to many others who use the internet for a wide range of activities from work to leisure.

Data hiding is explained and its theory discussed. Many of the questions about securing multimedia content are addressed, including: provision of a theoretical framework for data hiding in a signal‐processing context; what realistic steps can be taken to secure multimedia delivery; data hiding of ownership; and of great interest, the problems involved in data hiding algorithms which are required for video and image watermaking. This is a readable book and of importance to those with a special interest in the growing number of multimedia technologies now being applied to the internet services. Cyberneticians and systemists will find the book of interest and those who are directly involved with these online activities need to read it.