Steganography has been used throughout history for secret communications. Criminals have always sought ways to conceal their activity in real, or physical space. The same is true in virtual, or cyber space.

The SARC has developed state-of-the-art steganography detection and extraction capabilities that address the needs of digital investigation specialists and information technology security personnel in law enforcement, government, military, intelligence, and the private sector.

By providing a national repository of steganography application hash values, or fingerprints, and developing the most advanced steganalysis tools, techniques, and procedures to find and extract hidden information, the SARC is rapidly evolving into a high-value asset to computer forensic examiners who wish to conduct steganalysis on seized media.