Descrizione del progetto
Nuovi strumenti per la scienza forense applicata ai telefoni cellulari
I telefoni cellulari hanno oggi una portata quasi universale e non sorprende il fatto che vengano spesso utilizzati per svolgere attività illecite. Di conseguenza, i dispositivi mobili sono coinvolti in quasi tutti i reati commessi, dal furto di identità e l’estrazione dei dati alla tratta degli esseri umani, il maltrattamento di minori e l’omicidio. I meccanismi di cifratura dei dati rendono ancora più difficile la gestione di questo fenomeno. Il progetto EXFILES, finanziato dall’UE, svilupperà nuovi strumenti ad uso delle forze dell’ordine per estrarre dati e relative prove dai dispositivi mobili. Condotto da un consorzio di forze dell’ordine, università e società di sicurezza informatica, il progetto si concentrerà su metodi software, hardware e ibridi e prenderà inoltre in considerazione gli aspetti etici e legali della ricerca e dello sfruttamento dei dati. I risultati saranno di particolare utilità per la prossima generazione di esperti in scienza forense.
Obiettivo
"Technological advances and development of sophisticated functions in mobile devices led to new usages and dependencies. Mobile phones are often a key factor in criminal cases, intrusions, intellectual property theft, security threats, and more. The data stored in these devices may contain critical evidence associated with the above-mentioned crimes.
The latest generation of devices incorporate new security features and encryption schemes to ""protect"" the device and its associated user data. The other side of the coin is that the rapid processing of critical evidence by various information retrieval techniques is slowed down, if not made impossible. The mobile device forensics field is a challenging area for forensic analysts, particularly given the increasing number of data encryption mechanisms.
The EXFILES project aims to provide law enforcement agencies (LEAs) with new tools to extract data and associated evidence from these devices in strict legal contexts. A unique consortium of five LEAs, universities and cyber security companies from the EU have joined forces to address these challenges. Together, they defined three areas of work on technical data extraction techniques, namely software exploitation, hardware methods and combined methods. In addition, tools and methods inspired by other areas of information security (e.g. security assessments based on common criteria) will lead to new judicial methods of accessing data for lawful investigations. Another unique dimension of EXFILES is the clear focus on the ethical and legal aspects of research and exploitation as well as dissemination and training activities for the next generation of forensic experts.
The main objective of EXFILES project is to improve Law Enforcement Agencies techniques and methods, to extract digital evidence from modern encrypted smartphones used by criminals based on holistic approach (both software and hardware).
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Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social scienceslawlaw enforcement
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phones
- social scienceslawcriminology
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer security
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- H2020-EU.3.7. - Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.7.1. - Fight crime, illegal trafficking and terrorism, including understanding and tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs
- H2020-EU.3.7.8. - Support the Union's external security policies including through conflict prevention and peace-building
Argomento(i)
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Vedi altri progetti per questo bandoBando secondario
H2020-SU-SEC-2019
Meccanismo di finanziamento
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
9500 Villach
Austria
L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione.