# Dark Network **Entity class:** Network-analysis concept **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition A **dark network** is a covert or partially observed network whose members conceal identities, relationships, resources, or operations. “Dark” describes observability and clandestinity, not a mathematical proof of criminality. ## Relationships - **studied through:** [[wiki/Social Network Analysis|Social Network Analysis]], [[wiki/Dynamic Network Analysis|Dynamic Network Analysis]], and [[wiki/Link Analysis|Link Analysis]]. - **affected by:** [[wiki/Entity Resolution|Entity Resolution]] and [[wiki/Link Prediction|Link Prediction]]. - **counterterrorism use:** [[wiki/Network Disruption|Network Disruption]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/A Network-Epidemiological Analysis of Radicalization and Real-Time Counterterrorism Observability|Network-Epidemiological Analysis]]