A Review of Various Data Security Techniques in Wireless Communication Systems

Abstract

Sensitive data is constantly being transmitted particularly over wireless communication systems due to how convenient this wireless communication systems are. However, these communication systems are generally weak in terms of privacy protection and security as a whole. This is because anyone within the perimeter of a wireless network can attempt hacking into the network without physically connecting to it. This paper will focus on the two most common data security techniques in wireless communication systems – steganography and cryptography. Steganography is the practice of hiding information in another message or physical item such that its presence cannot be detected by human examination. Cryptography on the other hand is the science of encrypting information in a way that unintended recipients cannot interpret and then decrypting the said message back into plaintext. Keywords: Cryptography, Data Encryption, Data Decryption, Steganography, Wireless Communication