Steganography is a technique for hiding data within other data. It can be used alongside cryptography to further enhance data protection. Steganography techniques are commonly applied to digital files like images, video, and audio by embedding hidden messages within the file. This helps protect copyrighted materials and allows for unauthorized viewing of content without detection. Information hiding through steganography or other methods can aid attackers in anonymizing identities, concealing communications and network traffic, encrypting content, and obfuscating code structure during different stages of an attack.