The Internet and cyberspace are far from what they appear to be. For years an evolution revolution has been underway. This evolution revolution has seen advancement, growth, adaptation and change occur in order to both propagate and defend against new and advanced threat vectors, many of which do not traditionally reside in the realm of the information security warrior but are swiftly becoming more a part of it. Among these, the onion routed anonymous network is playing a greater and greater role. These networks leverage cryptographic ciphers to aid in concealing routing instruction information thus preventing detection by intermediary nodes. They take on many forms some being embraced and celebrated as voices of free press and expression, while others are used for the trafficking and trade of goods and services within the cyber-criminal sub-ecosystem.
During this presentation you will gain an insight into the realities of these networks, their owner / operators, the conventional wisdom employed by these parties, their clientele and an informed look glimpse of the type of data which is trafficked within these environments.