Chapter 7
Metadata
Abstract
Lately we have learned a lot about the conventional and unconventional ways of extracting information from the internet. In this chapter we will move a step further and understand about metadata, the hidden treasure. It is mostly ignored due to the unawareness or negligence, but sometimes it can play a game changing role during cyber exercises. We will discuss about the basic definition of the term, where it is usually found, how to extract it, and also some defensive measures.
Keywords
DLP; Data about data; Exif; Geolocation; Metadata; Metadata extractionInformation in this Chapter
• Metadata
• Impact
• Metadata Extraction
• Data Leakage Protection (DLP)
Introduction
In the last few chapters we have learned extensively about ...
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