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Hands-On Dark Web Analysis

You're reading from   Hands-On Dark Web Analysis Learn what goes on in the Dark Web, and how to work with it

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789133363
Length 210 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Understanding the Deep and Dark Web FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with the Deep Web 3. The Future of the Dark Web 4. Installing a Linux Virtual Machine (VM) 5. Accessing the Dark Web with Tor Browser 6. Installing Tails OS 7. Installing Whonix 8. Installing Qubes OS 9. What Goes on in the Dark Web - Case Studies 10. The Dangers of the Dark Web 11. Using the Dark Web for Your Business 12. Assessment 13. Another Book You May Enjoy

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Like any technology, from coffeemakers to cellphones, the Dark Web can be used both for good and for evil. The fact that anonymity is held practically sacred there has many effects. The Tor project is based on the belief that anonymity is a requirement for a free and functional society.  

Also, according to the Tor Project website, the majority of Dark Web activity is not centered on illegal activity. Only about 1.5% of traffic on the Dark Web is related to illegal activity (such as sales and services).

And due to the illegal activity, there are a lot of undercover law-enforcement agents all over the Dark Web. The anonymity that criminals enjoy on the Dark Web makes it equally easy for  the police to find and stop them. Due to the nature of the Dark Web, it's nearly impossible to know who you're communicating with. The police can and go undercover, posing as a member of any number of professions, such as drug dealers or killers for hire.

Online stings occur, after people looking for...

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