Alessio Di Santo
Alessio Di Santo is a Cybersecurity Professional and Doctoral Candidate with a focus on cryptography and digital forensics. He holds both a Bachelor's Degree in Information Engineering and a Master's Degree in Computer and Automation Engineering from the Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, where his research concentrated on Cryptographic Fairness and Forensic Acquisition for IT/OT systems, respectively. Since 2020, Alessio has worked in the cybersecurity industry as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, Incident Responder, and Malware Analyst. He is currently completing his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Dajana Cassioli (co-tutor Walter Tiberti) and working as a Senior Information Security Specialist at Deutsche Boerse.
Session
Cryptography is the invisible shield of the digital world, but its roots stretch back through millennia of human history. This workshop, indeed, offers a hands-on retrospective of this fascinating field. In four hours, we will journey from the simple yet effective Caesar cipher to the mind-bending principles of quantum cryptography. Participants will not only learn the historical and theoretical underpinnings of these cryptographic systems but will actively engage with them through a series of hands-on challenges. We will explore the cat-and-mouse game of code-makers and code-breakers, understanding how vulnerabilities in one generation of cryptography spurred the innovations of the next. The workshop is designed to be accessible to those with a foundational understanding of security concepts, providing a tangible and discursive look at how we've protected our secrets through the ages and what the future holds for this critical domain. Attendees will leave with a richer appreciation for the elegant mathematics and clever designs that secure our digital lives.