{"id":19669,"date":"2022-09-08T19:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.varutra.com\/?p=19669"},"modified":"2022-12-01T17:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:47:53","slug":"understanding-deep-and-dark-web-and-exploring-its-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.varutra.com\/varutravrt3\/understanding-deep-and-dark-web-and-exploring-its-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Deep and Dark Web and Exploring Its Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe internet comprises millions of web pages, servers, and databases operating 24\/7. But the web we use is often addressed as the “visible” internet called the surface internet or the open web. The sites that can be found using the search engines like Bing, Google, Baidu, etc., are part of the surface web. If the internet is like an iceberg, then the surface web is referred to as the iceberg’s tip. The rest of the iceberg is the non-visible web and comprises both the deep and dark web.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: <\/span>The SSL Store<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the surface web, deep web, and dark web?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Surface Web\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The surface web or open web is the visible internet; from the analytical point of view, it makes up less than 5% of the entire internet. Most websites are typically browsed using traditional browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera. These websites are usually registered with the operators like “.org,” “.com,” “.net,” and more and are indexed. In addition, there is a procedure called “crawling” through which search engines like google index the website. According to the 2022 Siteefy report, there are currently 14 billion websites operating globally.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Web<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The deep web is below the surface web and comprises more than 90% of the websites. This hidden web is so massive that it is impossible to determine exactly how many websites are active at any time. For instance, if we consider big search engines fishing boats, they can only catch hold of websites if they are incredibly close to the surface. Everything else, i.e., private databases to criminal matters, is inaccessible. A particular portion of the deep web may be considered illegal though most of the data there may be considered safe and legal. The websites on the deep web are mostly password protected and cannot be browsed using search engines as they are not indexed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The type of data that is present on the deep web:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n