Nowadays, getting information from the
internet is important for staying updated about
your market and gaining an advantage in your
industry. However, only looking at information on
regular websites is not always enough. There is a
way to access even better information that's not
easily visible. This is called the "deep web," and
it goes deeper than what you can normally see.
To learn more about the deep web and how to get
information from it, let's first understand the
difference between the surface web, deep web,
and dark web.
The Dark Web started in 2000 with Freenet,
The Surface Web is the part of the which allowed illegal information to be shared. In
internet that everyone can access and find using 2002, TOR was released by the US government to
search engines like Google. It's like the tip of the help operatives remain untraceable, and it enabled
iceberg, where you can see everything above the Dark Web as we know it. In the 2010s,
cryptocurrency and TOR led to the first black
the water. This part of the web makes up only
markets, including the Silk Road, which was shut
4% of all the information on the internet. It's
down but did little to stop illegal trade on the Dark
made up of all the web pages that are available
Web.
to the public on servers that search engines can
The Dark Web is a dangerous place on the
find. The opposite of the Surface Web is the Deep
internet where illegal activities like human trafficking,
Web, which search engines can't access. selling illegal items (such as guns, drugs, and people),
creating fake documents, and providing paid services
happen. One of the most frightening things is the "Red
Room," where people pay to watch others get brutally
tortured. If you have the knowledge and money, you
The Deep Web is not visible on regular can do almost anything on the Dark Web.
search engines and requires specific URLs or
passwords to access. It includes online banking,
web mail, cloud storage, and social media pages
The Dark Web was designed for anonymous
that require registration. It also includes pay-
information sharing, but many people use it for
per-view services and online magazines
illegal activities. However, there are still groups who
/newspapers. The term "Deep Web" was created
help those in need. How people use the Dark Web
by Michael K. Bergman in 2001 to describe parts
depends on their mindset and intentions. It's
of the web that are not indexed by search
important to use the internet wisely and think
engines.
twice before giving your access and details to
anonymous sites.
BY:KSHITIJ MK
A SEC CSE
