Security
Research fields
CNR was involved in the Global Internet governance matters at international level since the ARPAnet times. Now, the IIT institute is the promoter, within CNR, of a new multi-disciplinary research project on Internet governance to study questions that are coming from the evolving needs of the global Internet and are connected to technical standardization, to resource allocation and assignment, to legal and regulatory matters, to public policy and societal issues, to technologies, practices and to the evolving needs of the global Internet. While we are coming from a technological background, we recognize that it is important to work with all stakeholders from all sectors to achieve the fullest benefits of the Internet for all participants in the global network.
Activities
Analysis and research regarding security components of network architecture and infrastructure, specifically concerning e-government (Public Administration networks). Analysis of e-government network development and management in compliance with local laws/regulations.
Within the Future Internet framework, this line of research addresses the privacy and security of mobile devices such as the so called smart phones, e.g., mobile phones with a significant communication and computation capability. The increasing number of smart phones’ users, as well as their low expertise in the field, make progress in the area dramatically relevant (e.g., think to issues like the parental control). The staff has been obtaining several scientific results, as well as innovative software tools.
Modules
Projects
Organised crime use information technology systems to communicate, work or expand their influence. Current tools for the fight against organised crime have shown their limits and reflect the need to develop a scalable tool to track them more efficiently.
CAPER ’s objective is to build a common collaborative and information sharing platform for the detection and prevention of organised crime exploiting Open Source Intelligence. State intelligence agencies are becoming more inclined to use Open Source Intelligence (OSI), and particularly tools typically associated with the Social or Semantic Web.
The analysis modules built in the CAPERproject will also give new value to existing intelligence through image, video, speech and biometric analysis.
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