Dark Web

Also known as the darknet, is part of the internet that requires special means of accessing including special software or other configurations for anonymous entry. The dark web has long been considered a place for nefarious activity and possesses many legal barriers for law enforcement agencies. 

Dark Web Forum

Online discussion boards hosted on the dark web anonymously that often attract discussions and exchanges associated with illegal and sensitive behavior.

Deep Web

Parts of the internet not indexed by everyday search engines. This may include password-protected, encrypted, or other protected sites. Examples of deep web content include medical records, academic databases, financial records, etc.

Deposit Fraud

The process by which a threat actor has taken over someone's banking credentials to then make fraudulent deposits into an account.

Digital Risk Protection (DRP)

Comprehensive visibility through products and solutions that collects massive amounts of data across the open, deep, and dark web to protect an organization from external threats. 

DMCA Takedown

A threat takedown, supported by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that protects copyrighted digital content, and enabling right holders to request the removal of infringing content from websites and social media platforms.

Domain Squatting

The act of purchasing a generic top-level domain (gTLD) to block someone else from registering it, thereby profiting from reselling it, or for selling ads.

Domain Takedown

The process of directly collaborating with domain registrars to deactivate malicious domains thereby mitigating the risks they pose.