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Maria works as the Chief Security Officer for passguide Inc. She wants to send secret messages to the CEO of the company. To secure these messages, she uses a technique of hiding a secret message with

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Maria works as the Chief Security Officer for passguide Inc. She wants to send secret messages to the CEO of the company. To secure these messages, she uses a technique of hiding a secret message within an ordinary message. The technique provides 'security through obscurity'. What technique is Maria using?

Options

  • AEncryption
  • BPublic-key cryptography
  • CSteganography
  • DRSA algorithm

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#steganography#security through obscurity#hidden messages#covert communication
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