What is the dark web?

Dr. Gareth Owenson is the CTO and Co-Founder of the company Searchlight Cyber, a leader in preemptive cybersecurity. Gareth completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2007 and is a world leader in Tor dark web research. He advises governments, military, and law enforcement on dark web technologies and guides the development of a suite of technologies that have put Searchlight Cyber in the forefront of criminal investigative and intelligence efforts. Gareth co-founded Searchlight Cyber in 2017 to help governments, law enforcement – and today that same attacker intelligence is used by enterprises worldwide to see what attackers are planning and take preemptive action.

Ben Jones is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Searchlight Cyber. Ben started his career in defense and aerospace as an engineer designing unmanned aircraft. He transitioned into cybersecurity after recognizing the evolution of warfare towards virtual battlefields and the rapid growth of cyber threats to nations, organizations, and individuals. Searchlight launched in 2017 to help governments and law enforcement protect society from criminal threats across the dark, deep, and clear web. The company has since been involved in some of the world's largest dark web investigations and has now brought that same attacker intelligence and exposure management to enterprise security teams. As a strategic advisor, Ben supports the global cybersecurity firm in driving its commercial growth internationally and the development of its preemptive threat exposure management platform – equipping security teams with the visibility to neutralize threats before they become attacks.