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Main Authors: Su, Nanchi, Liu, Fan, Zou, Jiaqi, Masouros, Christos, Alexandropoulos, George C., Mourad, Alain, Hernando, Javier Lorca, Zhang, Qinyu, Chan, Tse-Tin
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15243
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author Su, Nanchi
Liu, Fan
Zou, Jiaqi
Masouros, Christos
Alexandropoulos, George C.
Mourad, Alain
Hernando, Javier Lorca
Zhang, Qinyu
Chan, Tse-Tin
author_facet Su, Nanchi
Liu, Fan
Zou, Jiaqi
Masouros, Christos
Alexandropoulos, George C.
Mourad, Alain
Hernando, Javier Lorca
Zhang, Qinyu
Chan, Tse-Tin
contents Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is emerging as a cornerstone technology for forthcoming 6G systems, significantly improving spectrum and energy efficiency. However, the commercial viability of ISAC hinges on addressing critical challenges surrounding security, privacy, and trustworthiness. These challenges necessitate an end-to-end framework to safeguards both communication data and sensing information, particularly in ultra-low-latency and highly connected environments. Conventional solutions, such as encryption and key management, often fall short when confronted with ISAC's dual-functional nature. In this context, the physical layer plays a pivotal role: this article reviews emerging physical-layer strategies, including artificial noise (AN) injection, cooperative jamming, and constructive interference (CI), which enhance security by mitigating eavesdropping risks and safeguarding both communication data and sensing information. We further highlight the unique privacy issues that ISAC introduces to cellular networks and outline future research directions aimed at ensuring robust security and privacy for efficient ISAC deployment in 6G.
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spellingShingle Integrating Sensing and Communications in 6G? Not Until It Is Secure to Do So
Su, Nanchi
Liu, Fan
Zou, Jiaqi
Masouros, Christos
Alexandropoulos, George C.
Mourad, Alain
Hernando, Javier Lorca
Zhang, Qinyu
Chan, Tse-Tin
Information Theory
Emerging Technologies
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is emerging as a cornerstone technology for forthcoming 6G systems, significantly improving spectrum and energy efficiency. However, the commercial viability of ISAC hinges on addressing critical challenges surrounding security, privacy, and trustworthiness. These challenges necessitate an end-to-end framework to safeguards both communication data and sensing information, particularly in ultra-low-latency and highly connected environments. Conventional solutions, such as encryption and key management, often fall short when confronted with ISAC's dual-functional nature. In this context, the physical layer plays a pivotal role: this article reviews emerging physical-layer strategies, including artificial noise (AN) injection, cooperative jamming, and constructive interference (CI), which enhance security by mitigating eavesdropping risks and safeguarding both communication data and sensing information. We further highlight the unique privacy issues that ISAC introduces to cellular networks and outline future research directions aimed at ensuring robust security and privacy for efficient ISAC deployment in 6G.
title Integrating Sensing and Communications in 6G? Not Until It Is Secure to Do So
topic Information Theory
Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15243