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Hands-On Dark Web Analysis

By : Sion Retzkin
Book Image

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

Chapter 3: The Future of the Dark Web


  1. Three improvements in Tor are:
    • Host websites anonymously and privately.
    • Onion domain names will include more characters.
    • The network will randomly assign the relays that each onion service contacts.
  2. Dark Web markets are:
    • Hansa
    • Agora
    • OpenBazaar
    • Silk Road
  3. Main proposed future changes in the Dark Web are:
    • The UI of applications designed to access the Dark Web, such as Tor, are becoming more user friendly
    • Enhanced security, privacy and anonymity
    • Making the Dark Web more mainstream