THE DARK WEB

1. The Dark Web: A Source Of Information To Improve Your Cyber Defense What is the Dark Web? When you check the morning news from Google or Yahoo, you are browsing the web. Then you decide to consult your bank account, you then enter the deep web, the latter requiring access by password. There is another layer of the internet that is inaccessible through a traditional search engine: the dark web. Untraceable and encrypted , to access it you have to go through a browser using another communication protocol , you no longer navigate on pages ending in ".com" or ".fr" or other but by ".onion". This parallel world resembling a jungle makes it possible to hide the actions and identities of users while preventing their geo-location. Despite its negative connotation, the Dark Web is full of data essential for the cyber defense of businesses and public institutions. A powerful preventive tool Beyond the threats linked to physical infrastructures or networks, “cyberspace” is also a space for exchange, expression, activities and more “deep” “threat nest”. This is the reason why, the company must not neglect the threats coming from the web and more particularly from the dark web. First and foremost, it is an excellent monitoring tool. Indeed, cyber security experts can discover new threats and emerging vulnerabilities. By listening

2. and sometimes even exchanging on subjects related to piracy, they can then better understand the threats in order to better circumvent them. It is also possible to discover sensitive information sold in the underground market which could harm the reputational risk of the company. To put it simply, if you've been the victim of data theft, take a look at the underground market to verify that the latter are not exposed to a sale to the highest bidder. As the dark web was initially designed to benefit from anonymity, security experts in turn should use this tool to protect certain sensitive data. Un- indexed and almost impossible to geo-locate, data flows more freely and more securely. Navigating the deep waters of the web requires expertise and experience and has a huge advantage in harvesting data from the source of malicious activity. If you want to know more about all the security solutions offered by GUARDEA, contact us on 08 26 38 11 08 or fill out the form below to be contacted by one of our advisers.