CYBERSECURITY: State of the Dark Web

By Rhodesa | July 16, 2024

Your 3 key takeaways to protect your data and actions you should take before it is too late.

FACTS:

  • There are more than 5 billion web pages on the “standard” internet.
  • The “full” internet, including the Dark Web, is estimated to be 400 to 500 times larger.
  • The Dark Web offers approximately 75,000 terabytes of data.

 

Takeaway #1

The Dark Web isn't just accessed by a small number of people.

  • 2 million active users connect to the Dark Web through the TOR (The Orion Router) browser every day.
  • 26% of North American and 17% of EU users access the Dark Web daily.
  • About 60% of the information on the Dark Web could potentially harm organizations.

Takeaway #2

The Dark Web economy is booming.

  • An estimated 2 to 5% of the global GDP is laundered on the Dark Web in one year.
  • More than 75% of Dark Web sites appear to be marketplaces.
  • Cybercrime yields over $1.5 trillion in revenue per year.

Takeaway #3

Your data may already be on the Dark Web, even if you haven’t had a breach.

  • Information on 267 million Facebook users sold just in Q1 2020 alone is for $540millions.
  • As of September 2023, search interest in the term “dark web” on Google Search was 60 out of 100 relative index points, which is down from its peak in April 2020.
  • 53% of organizations have had a data breach caused by third-party information theft.

 

Actions you should take today to protect your data before it’s too late 

  1. Get Someone to Watch Your Back.

Do you have Dark Web Monitoring? With our Dark Web monitoring service, we’ll dive deep into the corners of the Dark Web to look for potential risks to your organization. We watch for new Dark Web threats to your systems and data 24/7/365 to alert you to potential trouble quickly, enabling you to stop cyberattacks before they start. If you are asking yourself any of the following questions you may need the peace of mind Dark Web Monitoring can bring you. Are your passwords for sale on the Dark Web? Is an employee selling access to our business systems intentionally or unintentionally? Were you exposed to a third-party Dark Web data dump?

  1. Get Ready to Defend Against Your Biggest Threat.

Over 90% of data breaches start with a phishing attack, and everything a cybercriminal needs to mount an effective phishing attack against you is available on the Dark Web. Prevent those attacks from landing with Security Awareness Training and Phishing Simulations.

 

A data breach can cause severe downtime, scar your business reputation, lead to financial troubles and invite penalties and lawsuits. Don’t wait any longer–- Paul Jackson, CEO/Cybersecurity Specialist and the rest of his team at Jackson Technologies can help you identify if hackers have exposed your company data on the Dark Web and give you the tools you need to eliminate future data theft.

 

Plan your cybersecurity strategy now! Be in our next Cybersecurity Briefing to learn more about the new sophisticated attacks and how to handle them.

 

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