The Dark Web (Part 1
Crime has always fascinated me. During the pandemic I revisited Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie. I would also look for crime stories in the newspaper. In the last one-year cybercrime incidents have risen. Coincidentally, I got the opportunity to enrol for a Cyber Crime Intervention Officer (CCIO) training. It was very interesting. Being a Counsellor I had the opportunity to explore the mindset behind such crimes- of that of the criminal and the victim. The cyber world is still mysterious to most of us. How much do we even know about the Dark and Deep web? Like the poisonous legs of the tarantula spider, the dark web can be fatal. Being cooped up within the four walls, with no social interaction, so many intelligent minds were diverted. With just a smartphone and the Internet one can ‘do’ mindboggling stuff (legal and illegal). I learned that ethical hacking is a paradox. Children as young as the sixth graders are lured into coding by corporate educational giants. Left unsuper...