What is Dark Web Monitoring for Businesses?
By Kimberly Connella | December 4, 2019 | 0 Comments
What is Dark Web Monitoring?
Dark web monitoring is a cyber security product that monitors the dark web for information that could compromise your business.
The dark web is a part of the internet that isn’t visible to search engines. Furthermore, access to the dark web requires an anonymizing browser.
The dark web masks IP addresses which makes it a hotspot for illicit activity. As a result, it’s often the place where compromised employee credentials, customer data, and other critical corporate data can be found. Consequently, many cyber criminals use resources on the dark web to commit cyber crimes.
According to a 2019 study done by the University of Surrey, the number of listings on the dark web that could be potentially dangerous to an enterprise has risen by 20% since 2016. Furthermore, of all the listings on the dark web (excluding those selling drugs), 60% of them could harm enterprises.
As a result, dark web monitoring is becoming an important and effective security feature for businesses.
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Can the Dark Web Harm Your Business?
The dark web can harm your business. If compromising employee, customer, or corporate information is leaked and sold on the dark web, then it can, directly and indirectly, damage your business.
Dark web monitoring scans the dark web for compromising information that could lead to the devaluation of your business.
Specifically, here are some of the listings on the dark web that could harm businesses:
- Financial Data
- Customer Data
- Operational Data
- Credentials
- Intellectual property/trade secrets
- Espionage services
- Phishing
- Access, remote access trojans, keyloggers, and exploits
- Infections or attacks, including malware, botnets, and denial of service (DoS) attacks
Plus, a myriad of other emerging threats on the dark web.
What is a Dark Web Alert?
A dark web alert notifies you when corporate information is found on the dark web. If any corporate data is found, then you’re sent an alert to resolve the vulnerability before it’s exploited. Specifically, the alert can notify you when personal information such as corporate domain and credentials, social security numbers, passport numbers, corporate credit card numbers, and more, is found on the dark web.
As a result, dark web monitoring and alerts can significantly reduce the chance of successful cyber attacks by ensuring the security of your corporate information.
Get a Dark Web Scan
A dark web scan can strengthen your overall security and protect you from internet threats.
If you’re a business leader and want to check if corporate data is on the dark web, then a dark web scan is extremely effective.
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