Dark Web Notebook Now Available

Arnold Information Technology has published the Dark Web Notebook: Investigative Tools and Tactics for Law Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence Organizations. The 250-page book provides an investigator with instructions and tips for the safe use of the Dark Web. The book, delivered as a PDF file, costs $49.

Orders and requests for more information be directed to darkwebnotebook@yandex.com. Purchasers must verify that they work for a law enforcement, security, or intelligence organization. The Dark Web Notebook is not intended for general distribution due to the sensitive information it contains.

The author is Stephen E Arnold, whose previous books include CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access and Google Version 2.0: The Calculating Predator, among others. Arnold, a former Booz, Allen & Hamilton executive, worked on the US government-wide index and the Threat Open Source Intelligence Gateway.

The Dark Web Notebook was inspired by attendees at Arnold’s Dark Web training sessions, lectures, and webinars. The Notebook provides specific information an investigator or intelligence professional can use to integrate Dark Web information into an operation.

Stephen E Arnold, author of the Dark Web Notebook, said:

“The information in the Dark Web Notebook will allow an investigator to access the Dark Web quickly and in a way that protects his or her actual identity. In addition to practical information, the book explains how to gather information from the Dark Web. Also included are lists of vendors who provide Dark Web services to government agencies along with descriptions of open source and commercial software tools for gathering and analyzing Dark Web data. Much of the information has never been collected in a single volume written specifically for those engaged in active investigations or operations.”

The book includes a comprehensive table of contents, a glossary of terms with their definitions, and a detailed index.

The book is divided into 13 chapters. These are:

1. Why write about the Dark Web?
2. An Introduction to the Dark Web
3. A Dark Web Tour with profiles of more than a dozen Dark Web sites, their products, and services
4. Dark Web Questions and Answers
5. Basic Security
6. Enhanced Security
7. Surface Web Resources
8. Dark Web Search Systems
9. Hacking the Dark Web
10. Commercial Solutions
11. Bitcoin and Variants
12. Privacy
13. Outlook

In addition to the Glossary, the annexes include a list of DARPA Memex open source software written to perform specific Dark Web functions, a list of spoofed Dark Web sites operated by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and a list of training resources.

About Stephen E Arnold

Stephen E Arnold began his career at Halliburton Nuclear in 1973. He worked at Booz, Allen & Hamilton until 1981 when he began to work on full text online information systems. He and his team developed The Point (sold to Lycos) and Xoom (sold to General Electric/NBC). Starting in 2000, he worked on the initial index of the US government and his team built the online system for the Threat Open Intelligence Gateway. He is the author of The Google Legacy (2005) and two other Google-specific studies. In 2015, he published CyberOSINT, the first study of advanced content processing systems designed for law enforcement and intelligence use. He is a Summa cum laude graduate of Bradley University. More information about his work is available by running a Google query for his name or his influential blog “Beyond Search.”

About ArnoldIT

Arnold Information Technology conducts research into online information and services. Founded by Stephen E Arnold in 1991, the company has provided technology services to organizations worldwide.