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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

2002 – 2006: Origins of the Tor Project After onion routing was patented, additional computer scientists joined the original development team in 2002 and created the biggest project for onion routing yet: The Onion Routing Project, now commonly known as the Tor Project. Navy patented onion routing in 1998.

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What To Know About Privacy Data

Identity IQ

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA): This act generally restricts the surveillance of electronic communication methods. When you add this type of data to cloud storage, ensure your account is protected with more than just a password. As the digital age evolved, in 2006, the Council of Europe declared a Data Protection Day.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

You had to figure out how to configure Kermit, get passwords to get on. In both areas, you know, we never had sales guys until last year, so that's going on from like, 2006 Until last year. Hacker was more about the pursuit of knowledge. And that pursuit of knowledge because it was harder to find things that weren't search engines.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Abnormal Security Cloud email security 2019 Private Sqreen Application security 2019 Acquired: Datadog Demisto SOAR 2018 Acquired by PAN Skyhigh Cloud security 2012 Acquired: McAfee OpenDNS Internet security 2009 Acquired: Cisco Palo Alto Networks Cloud and network security 2006 NYSE: PANW. Accel Investments.