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T H E C E N T E R O F C O M M E R C E
WHAT IS THE
DEEP and DARK WEB
VOLUME 1 | 2017
We often hear the terms “Deep Web” and “Dark Web” used interchangeably. But they aren’t synonymous.
WHAT IS THE
DEEP AND DARK WEB?
We often hear the terms “Deep Web” and
“Dark Web” used interchangeably. But they
aren’t synonymous.
The Deep Web is any place on the internet
that’s not readily reachable by search engines.
That’s where the vast majority of the data
coursing across the internet flows, including
private medical records, bank transactions,
registration-based forums, and data that
needs a secure database.1
The Dark Web is a colloquialism for a small
corner of the Deep Web used by, among
others, hackers, cybercriminals, and traditional
organized crime outfits to hide their activities
from detection.2 There, users can buy illegal
drugs, sell stolen identities and financial
information, and organize cyberattacks.
To get to the Dark Web, users often use 16-digit
URLs and a special router called Tor®, an
acronym for The Onion Router, so named for
the layers used to protect the users’ identities.
BRAD RHOADS Christopher Sanna
2 First Data | Connected | Volume 1
What is the Deep and Dark Web?1 What is the Dark Web and Deep Web? Matt Egan. TechAdvisor from IDG. Apr 6, 2017.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/internet/what-is-dark-web-deep-web-3593569/
2 NPR Staff (25 May 2014). “Going Dark: The Internet Behind the Internet”.
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/05/25/315821415/going-dark-the-internet-behind-the-internet
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