Enhanced Cloud Security using Cryptography and Steganography Techniques

Abstract

Data security is a key concern for organizations considering a transfer of their on-premises applications to the cloud. Organizations must shift their security controls from historical perimeter and detection-based technologies to a focus on establishing enhanced protection at the application and data levels to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of these various systems and datasets. Data integrity is a critical component of cloud data security, preventing unauthorized alteration or removal and guaranteeing that data stays as it was when it was initially uploaded. This article presents a compacting with steganography technique which is used to hide data with substantial security and also perfect invisibility while utilizing a combination of DES, AES, and RC4 encryption methods. The objective of this study is to provide data security using steganography with the Least Significant Bit (LSB) Algorithm and Hybrid Encryption that encrypts user input and conceals it in an image file to provide the highest level of security for messages sent and received.