DIGITAL FORENSICS

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: LUCA GUARNERA

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course will be devoted to introduce the main bais of digital forensics.

Starting from standard definition and best practices in the field the following topics will be presented:

- Disk Forensics

- Multimedia Forensics

- Audio Forensics

- Web data acquisition

- Tools for data analysis

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Detailed Course Content

The course is structured in different modules as specified below

Digital Forensics basis: Acquisition, validation and analiys of digital data. Best Practice.

Multimedia Forensics: Image/Video Basis. Enhancement/Restoration of image/video data for forensics purposes. Authenticity vs Integrity. Antropometric analysis. Video Surveillance systems

Legal and related topics: Budapest meeting, Italian law with respect to digital crimes.

Textbook Information

Digital Image Processing - R.C. Gonzales, R.E. Woods – Pearson, Prenctice Hall 2012;

Computer Forensics - Principles and Practices - Volonino, anzaldua and Godwin - Peraon-Prenctice Hall, 2007