TTT Flashcards
(42 cards)
Define the term open source
Publicly accessible, anyone can view it and distribute as they see fit.
Explain Web browsers and search engines.
A browser is a piece of software that retrieves and displays web pages; a search engine is a website that helps people find web pages from other websites
Describe a filter bubble
A filter bubble is an algorithmic bias that skews or limits the information an individual user sees on the internet
What is a meta search
A metasearch engine is an online information retrieval tool that uses the data of a web search engine to produce its own results
Describe a search engine
A search engine is a software program that helps people find the information they are looking for online using keywords or phrases
Describe a safe search engine
SafeSearch is a Google search engine feature that automatically filters unsafe, offensive, and inappropriate results
Explain the world wide Web
refers to all the public websites or pages that users can access on their local computers and other devices through the internet.
What are the layers of the world wide Web
Surface Web, Deep Web and Darknet.
Define how HTML coding is converted
An HTML converter is a software program that, in simple terms, converts a basic text file into HTML code. HTML is the universally accepted standard language in which Web pages are written. Documents with formats such as .doc, .docx and .txt are often created to be posted on the Internet, and the HTML converter aids in this process.
Define web crawling (Spiders)
is an Internet bot that systematically browses the World Wide Web and that is typically operated by search engines for the purpose of Web indexing
Advantages of osint
A massive and growing information resource
• Cost effective against other forms of intelligence
Quickly deployed & can gather live information as it occurs
Can reduce the need to deploy other collection assets
• Has less risk than other collection options
• Allows a wide audience for the distribution of products
What are the Disadvtages of OSINT?
• A massive and growing information resource
• Accuracy of information – False News
• Credibility of sources – Bias, motive,
• Security of collection activity – Risks & Threats
• Legal constraints on certain online activities – RIPA, HR Act
What is the Physical Domain?
• It’s the physical infrastructure that supports the internet
• The hardware and linkage that is spread across the world
• The physical storage that hosts the world wide web
What is the Virtual Domain?
The software that allows the interaction on the internet
• The virtual environment that stores data
• The user interface we see when we use the internet
What is the Cognitive Domain?
• Where interaction and connectivity happen between users
• The publishing of material to cause impact or effect
• The ability to reach every single person
• The ability to influence opinion and emotion
What is the Internet?
International Network
How do we connect to the internet?
• IP Address (Internet Protocol) – your connection to the internet
ISP – Internet Service provider – your service provider
This can be used to identify your location, area, country, device
What is the World Wide Web?
Information space for data
• Navigate available resources and data on internet
• Access through Web pages, search engines and browsers
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The main domains can be split down into the following categories:
.com - Commercial
.org - Organisation
.net - Network
.int - International organisation
.edu - US higher education
.gov - Government
.mil - US Military
.UK - Uk Domain
What is surface Web
Surface web
The Surface Web is the part of the Internet that is accessible through mainstream web browsers such as Google or Bing. Typically, sites within this layer of the Internet are designed to be listed on mainstream search engines that are intended to be found easily by the casual web user. Much of the information on the Surface Web is common knowledge that is not sensitive.
What is the deep web
Deep web
The Deep Web is the part of the Internet that is not listed/indexed by the main search engines. The reason for this is that the technology used in Deep Web publishing platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is not designed to be read and understood by the technology that drives search engines such as Google. Deep Websites are not designed to be hidden by the publisher; thethe contents just cannot be read by conventional search engines. The website contents will generally be accessed through a portal or integral search facility
What is dark Web
Dark web
The Dark Web is the collective World Wide Web content that exists only in darknets, networks which overlay the public Internet and require specific software, configurations or authorization to access. It forms part of the Deep Web, the part of the Web not indexed by search engines. It is linked to crime, terrorism and other nefarious activity. It is not an area you would conduct taskings without specialist training
What is a Web Browser?
A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web
