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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

Tor Project recommendations on the safe use of Tor


The following is taken from the Tor Project website (https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en), and are their recommendations on how to stay safe while using Tor.

  1. Use Tor Browser.
  2. Don't torrent over Tor.
  3. Don't enable or install browser plugins.
  4. Use HTTPS versions of websites.
  5. Don't open documents downloaded through Tor while online.
  6. Use bridges and/or find company.
  7. Tor attempts to prevent attackers from learning what websites you browse to. But, it doesn't prevent anybody watching your traffic from detecting that you're using Tor. You can reduce this risk by using a Tor bridge relay, (https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges.html.en), rather than connecting directly to the public Tor network. 

But, before firing up Tor Browser, let's remember a few important things about accessing the Dark Web, or even surfing the internet, using Tor Browser. Your ISP (and thus your government or the NSA) will be able to detect you're using Tor Browser...