Thursday, July 19, 2018

Dark Web More Danger than Social Media

Cyber ​​security expert Dokter Pratama Persadha said the existence of dark web or dark sites is more dangerous than Twitter, Facebook and other social media. That is because the apparatus is very difficult to enter and anticipate.

"In the dark web more freely, one of them because of anonymous identity that makes it difficult to be tracked," said Primary when answering questions Antara in Semarang on Wednesday, related to the statement of TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto.

Previously, the TNI Commander in Jakarta, Tuesday (17/7) said that there has emerged a new group called "Cyber ​​Narcoterorism" which uses the virtual world as a vehicle to distribute and abuse narcotics, then the result to finance terrorism activities.

According to the TNI Commander, the "Cyber ​​Narcoterrorism" group uses a variety of leading websites, such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook for the purpose of seizing market share, spreading thoughts, encouragement, recruitment, and information.

Answering about the circulation of drugs by utilizing social media, according to Pratama, should the authorities investigate further related to the alleged existence of drug trafficking and acts of terrorism.

But technically indeed the circulation of drugs through social media and other internet platforms is very possible. Moreover, social media provides many tools. For example, on Facebook dealers can create closed FB groups and fake names. They can control the market from there.

"On Twitter can also, with certain code, they can select the account that will be invite (invite) to their account.Can mutual direct message (DM) and mention with code," said the man from Cepu, Blora Regency, Central Java .

Regarding back dark sites, Primary who is also Chairman of the Institute for Cyber ​​Security Research and Communications (CISSReC) asserted that dark web is not only for drug circulation, but many other criminal acts, such as buying and selling weapons, even human trafficking.

Efforts to anticipate, according to Pratama, is the improvement of human resources capabilities in the realm of cyber so that the perpetrators of terror and drug dealers increasingly difficult to move.

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