4 important lessons learned from the Silk Road smackdown

October 03, 2013

Law enforcement has finally caught up with the notorious Silk Road underground market, and reporters are having a field day writing about an incredible story as revealed by federal investigators. Rife with drug trafficking, secretive Internet sites, and assassins for hire, Silk Road's tale is a crypto-crime story of epic proportions. But Silk Road is more than just a fascinating yarn: The site’s demise also has a lot to teach us about our current digital environment, especially when it comes to online security. Here are four key takeaways from the end of Silk Road and the Dread Pirate Roberts. It’s about the crimes, not the tech An oft-cited fact about Silk Road is that it was part of the ominous-sounding “Darknet,” a secretive, hidden part of the web that's unseen by search engines like Google and only reachable with the help of the anonymizing Tor software. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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