OSINT Education Spotlight: Surface Web, Deep Web, and Dark Web

The surface web includes the small portion of the World Wide Web that is both easily accessible and easily searchable on search engines. Examples of surface web sources could include social media platforms, online forums and blogs, business websites, and public databases.

The deep web includes the large portion of the World Wide Web that is accessible but is not easily searchable on search engines. Examples of deep web sources could include databases, login-protected websites, dynamic content, private networks and social media forums, and any other sites the search engines do not index.

The dark web includes a small, hidden portion of the Internet that can only be accessed using specialized software and is not easily searchable on search engines. Examples of dark web sources could include illicit marketplaces, underground forums, illicit filesharing sites, or discrete communications platforms.

See the OSINT Collection Methodologies Document for more details here: https://lnkd.in/efURxev9