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Hands-On Dark Web Analysis

By : Sion Retzkin
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Hands-On Dark Web Analysis

By: Sion Retzkin

Overview of this book

The overall world wide web is divided into three main areas - the Surface Web, the Deep Web, and the Dark Web. The Deep Web and Dark Web are the two areas which are not accessible through standard search engines or browsers. It becomes extremely important for security professionals to have control over these areas to analyze the security of your organization. This book will initially introduce you to the concept of the Deep Web and the Dark Web and their significance in the security sector. Then we will deep dive into installing operating systems and Tor Browser for privacy, security and anonymity while accessing them. During the course of the book, we will also share some best practices which will be useful in using the tools for best effect. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience working with the Deep Web and the Dark Web for security analysis
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, we talked about Whonix, how to install it, and its basic use. We discussed what makes Whonix unique, and how it helps protect the user's privacy and security. We saw how easy it is to access the Dark Web using Whonix since it was developed for that purpose. There's no need to install or configure anything after installing the OS.

As we've discussed, Whonix works with two VMs, one acting as the gateway and securing the traffic, and the other as the workstation, providing a desktop interface for the user. Always remember to start Whonix-Gateway first, to verify that the traffic is going through it, and then turn on the Whonix-Workstation.