Applications of Digital Watermarking to Cyber Security (Cyber Watermarking)
Authors:
AGBAJE Michael
Publication Type: Journal article
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Abstract
Cyber security is generally an extension of the traditional information technology (IT) security
that is aimed at protecting systems, applications and data that exposed to a variety of forms of
attack via the internet, ranging from data theft and espionage to corruption of data and denial of
service attacks. There is a need for an increase in cyber security research due to losses from sabotage being experienced by nations, businesses and individuals from various cybercrime attacks.
This paper takes a look at the applications digital watermarking to the process of protection in
cyber space called cyber watermarking particularly focusing on theft of information (identity &
credit card theft).The methodology of the research is through literature search and case study. The
rest of the paper presents a brief overview of the digital watermarking and issues in cyber security.