A Generic Overview of Software Defined Radio in the Security Realm

Technology is evolving in every sector. Similarly, SDRs (Software Defined Radios) are evolving in their respective domain. As the growth of technology is increasing the concerns with privacy and security will also increase. Security is a serious issue to be considered no matter what the domain might be. The SDR became so popular that they are being used from defense to simple radio communication. This paper outlines how the Software Defined Radios are being used for Malicious Purposes and the progressive analysis of how the Software Defined Radios are being used in the Security realm. Software Defined Radio provides a variety of options in terms of operating at different parameters with a single piece of hardware and powerful software. A lot of people found this interesting thus leading to the use of Software Defined Radios for malicious purposes.