End-To-End Security in Communication Networks: A Review

Abstract

Digital communications and e-commerce reshape corporate processes and add new risks to business activities. The recent outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, has led to an increase in the demand for instant messaging and videoconferencing. There has been the need to maximize the availability of messaging, and mostly videoconference platforms. These platforms provide endto-end communications services. Organizations have asked staff to work from home which necessitates work from home as well as meeting up with regular work schedule meetings which are carried out via these platforms mentioned. Communication Networks provide channels for such tasks to be carried out. These networks are used for the transmission for a wide range of valuable and confidential information. As a result, they draw the interest of persons who want to intercept or manipulate data or interrupt or damage the storage or communication of the networks. In this study a review of security as it pertains end-to-end connection is presented, we looked at a brief background of the issues which includes a description of security engineering with attendant examples, made our findings and observations. The paper ends with a brief in the form of a case study of a few ICT firms that provide end-to-end services. Such services fall into the category of instant messaging (IM), videoconferencing and remote management, showing how much they value end-to-end encryption and the impact it could have on their businesses.