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CYB 406Cybersecurity· Computing

Deep And Dark Web Security

2 UnitsStatus: C400 LevelSemester 1LH 15PH 45Emerging Tech

Dark web, deep web, clear net. Tor Onion, Silk Road. How to get on the dark web. Users of dark and deep web. Invisible Web Search Engines. Privacy and anonymity as core values of the darknet. Decentralisation on the dark web. Accessing the Deep web and the Dark web through the TOR browser. Web…

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. review Deep and Dark web terminologies; 2. describe how to access the Deep web and the Dark web with complete ease and total security; 3. investigate advanced and famous websites located on the Hidden Web (Deep and Dark Web); 4. plan, trade, buy, sell as well as mining cryptocurrencies; 5. discuss the dangers as well as precautions to be taken care of while surfing the Web, and how to use Darknet E-mail services; New Computing 83 6. appraise how to anonymously access the Darknet and TOR hidden services (onion services), and how to enter the dark web while staying safe and avoid the bad side of the dark web; and 7. report on the best sites to visit while on the Dark web and Deep web.

Course contents

Dark web, deep web, clear net. Tor Onion, Silk Road. How to get on the dark web. Users of dark and deep web. Invisible Web Search Engines. Privacy and anonymity as core values of the darknet. Decentralisation on the dark web. Accessing the Deep web and the Dark web through the TOR browser. Web security. Cryptocurrencies. Overview on Dark Web and Deep Web. The Hidden side/area of the web. Deep/Dark Web Anonymity, TOR, Hidden services, TAILS, Web Security, Cryptocurrencies. Crypto Trading and Cryptomining. Cryptocurrencies, Anonymity & Security. How to install a VPN, and adequate browsers like Chrome, Opera, or Firefox with tracking technologies. How Does the Dark Web Work? Reasons for Accessing the Dark Web. Security issues of Dark and Deep web. How to use the Tor over VPN method - Session logs storage. Encryption of traffic. Protection against malicious Tor exit nodes. How to use Tor over VPN - bypass blocked Tor nodes, ISP visibility in accessing onion content, susceptible to end-to-end timing attacks. Tor alternatives such as I2P, Matrix.org, Orbot, Globus Secure Browser, Comodo Ice Dragon and FreeNet. Cons and Pros of Tor. Use of virtual machine software. Navigating the Dark Web. The Hidden Wiki as Wikipedia’s evil twin. Search engines such as DuckDuckGo, Torch, the triple-W Virtual Library, Uncensored Hidden Wiki, and ParaZite. Commercial services. Email clients. Darknet version of social media and instant messaging - Zuckerberg’s Facebook, BlackBook, Torbook, Campfire, MadIRC Chat Server. Safety on the dark web. Inside the dark and deep web. The Best Sites and Services on the Dark Web. Deep web radio. Benefits of Deep and Dark web. Cyber Threats and Dangers on the Deep/DarkWeb. How to fight hackers underground. Dark web and Deep web monitoring. Lab work: Install your VPN. Practice how to access the Deep web and the Dark web with enhanced security. Investigate advanced and famous websites located on the Deep and Dark Web. Practically learn how to anonymously…

Minimum resources

Equipment The Cybersecurity programme should have at least three categories of laboratories/workshop: software and simulation, cybernetic workshop, and forensic laboratories. Best practice requires a staff to student’ ratio of 1:20 for laboratory practical. The students can be separated into groups to ensure each student uses the required tool/equipment for themselves during practical sessions.…

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