darknet
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darknet
(1) Any network that operates clandestinely and hides the identity of its users. See Freenet, Tor and anonymous Web surfing. (2) The collection of software and servers used to distribute music,...
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Definition: darknet
(1) Any network that operates clandestinely and hides the identity of its users. See Freenet, Tor and anonymous Web surfing.
(2) The collection of software and servers used to distribute music, videos and other copyrighted material illegally. Before the Internet became popular, darknets were small and distribution was by floppy disk or tape. Today, the Internet enables copies of copyrighted material to be sent to millions of people around the world within days. By 2005, it was estimated that more than a half million pirated movies were transferred over the darknet every day. For an interesting overview of the subject, read "The Darknet and the Future of Content Distribution" at http://crypto.stanford.edu/DRM2002/darknet5.doc.
(3) A server that collects packets from an attacker. It provides no services other than to receive packets for analysis. Any packets sent to the darknet are most likely malware, because its IP address is not published. The server must have been scanned and detected as vulnerable to attack. See honeypot and topsite.
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