The Dark Web
As the Surface Web, or WWW, is on the internet, the Dark Web exists on the Dark Net (or rather, multiple darknets).
It's important to point out that the terms Dark Web and Dark Net aren't the same thing. Dark Net was a term used in the 1970s', for networks that were isolated from ARPANET, mainly for security purposes, such as compartmentalization. They were configured to be able to receive external data, but they were hidden from the ARPANET network listings and wouldn't respond to networking inquiries, such as ping requests.
Over time, the term was also used for overlay networks, which are essentially networks that utilize software and hardware to create multiple layers of abstraction. These layers are run over multiple separate ...
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