Cybersecurity professionals also use the Dark Web. They monitor sites, forums, and blogs, where hackers exchange information regarding new exploits and hacks, companies or individuals they've targeted, and more. This provides them with threat intelligence and insights into emerging threats, thus enabling them to better protect their organizations.

There are also many systems that collect threat intelligence, some collecting information from the Dark Web, such as Silobreaker, Webhose, RepKnight, Terbium labs, Massive, Recorded Future, Sixgill, Hold Security, and AlienVault, which provide information about new malware and exploits and also allow the user to detect whether there's jabber about a person or company, by searching for a credit card number or a social security number, among other capabilities. This allows them to detect new vulnerabilities and exploits, and also receive insights as to whether companies are being targeted or were hacked and had their information...