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TOR: Diving in the Deep Web

     Have you ever felt like your online activities are being monitored and tracked by unknown entities? Or worse yet, have you ever been a victim of cybercrime? Well, you're not alone. The internet can be a scary place, and it's essential to take measures to protect yourself. In this article, we're going to introduce you to Tor – a powerful tool that can help keep you safe and secure online.      Tor, short for The Onion Router, is a free and open-source software that helps protect your online privacy and anonymity by routing your internet traffic through a series of random nodes around the world. Clearnet, Deep Web, and Dark Web:      The clearnet refers to the portion of the internet that is indexed by search engines and accessible through regular web browsers like Google. The deep web, on the other hand, refers to any part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and requires special software or authentication to access. ...

Exploring Networks with Nmap

     It's finally time to learn more about the different tools you can use for pentesting! We will be starting with Nmap .      Nmap (Network Mapper) is a popular network exploration and security auditing tool used by security professionals and system administrators to scan and map networks, identify hosts, services, and vulnerabilities, and analyze network traffic. It is an open-source and free software available for various platforms, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.     Nmap is primarily a command-line tool (CLI) but it also offers a graphical user interface (GUI) called Zenmap , which is available on the same platforms. Zenmap provides a visual interface of Nmap and allows users to run scans and view results without using the command-line interface      Before we dive into how to use Nmap, it's important to briefly define what an IP address is. An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical ...