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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

Linux Distributions

Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, and CentOS are just a few of the more common Linux distributions out there that you can use for everyday use or, in the context of this book, to install the Tor browser on it and access the Deep Web.

The levels of privacy and anonymity you want to reach are the main factors in choosing an OS for Deep Web browsing. There are several security-dedicated Linux-based OSes out there, which we will discuss later in the book.

For now, let's talk a little about Linux (and what a distribution is).

Linux was developed by Linus Torvalds, a Finnish computer science student, in 1991. In those days, Unix-like systems were the craze, but they were either incompatible with most PCs, or too expensive.

Linux started as a program, specifically for use with Torvalds' personal 80386 PC, but, as time went on, it evolved into an OS.

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