Method and apparatus for providing security using network traffic adjustments

A method comprising:

• generating, by a processing system including a processor, a data tag associated with first data and second data, wherein the first data and the second data are directed to a recipient device;
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• providing, by the processing system, a signal including the first data, the second data and the data tag to a network device that causes the network device to transmit the first data via a first network path according to the data tag and that causes the network device to transmit the second data via a second network path according to the data tag, wherein the first network path comprises a first waveguide system that facilitates first electromagnetic waves propagating along a transmission medium, wherein the first electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves convey the first data.

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium that stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a network device, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, from a transmitting device, a signal including first data, second data and a data tag, wherein the first data and the second data are directed to a recipient device, and wherein the data tag was generated by the transmitting device;
• transmitting the first data via a first network path according to the data tag;
• transmitting the second data via a second network path according to the data tag, wherein the first network path comprises a first waveguide system that facilitates first electromagnetic waves propagating along a transmission medium, wherein the first electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves convey the first data.