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CHARITY RIDE
the dark web
what is it? how can you protect yourself?
The internet and social media are such a big the closest you can get to it. But what is it? Web attracts all types of crime, simply
part of our lives today - both personal and To understand the Dark Web, you must have because of the anonymity of it. In fact, it’s
business. We all use it to some extent. The a good understanding of how the internet estimated that 50% of all Dark Web sites
challenge today is how to use the internet works. are used for criminal activity. This criminal
and social media safely and restrict the level The websites on the internet can be activity can include the selling of narcotics,
of access to our data by the criminal element. split up into three categories: the Surface illegal weapons and firear s, hired
We may not think that our businesses are Web, the Deep Web, and the Dark Web. assassins, child pornography, malware and
being targeted but they are. We consulted The Surface Web is the billions of websites anything else cyber criminals can do over a
with our IT consultants who specialize in data that are accessible to everyone – sites wired connection.
and internet security for both surfing the web that can be accessed through a search
and managing websites, security questions engine like Google or Bing. The Deep How does this criminal underworld affect
and passwords. They have provided some Web is the opposite, it comprises of all the you?
insightful information on what is happening websites that require permission to access. When data breaches occur to big
out there from the criminal perspective, how Examples of the Deep Web can include: corporations (recent breaches include
they are obtaining our information and how to e ails, banking sites, shopping profiles, LinkedIn, Air Canada, CIBC, BMO & more),
prevent it. databases. It is estimated that the Deep the credentials, SIN, banking info, etc.
ou may have heard of it before or wished Web is 500 times larger than the Surface starts to get sold all over the Dark Web.
Yupon a star for a place on the internet Web [1]. A small portion of the Deep Web That stolen data is then used to steal your
where you are untraceable – a place you takes privacy a step further – requiring identity, your money, and further spread
can explore with complete anonymity. That specific software to access his is called the computer diseases to your friends and
virtual haven is known to its users as the the Dark Web, accessed mostly by software colleagues.
Dark Web. Although complete anonymity is called Tor (The Onion Router).
nearly i possible, surfing the ark eb is You might have guessed that the Dark
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