A set of ten hacking workshops spread over two days. All workshop places have been taken. The workshops are free.
09.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #1 – Hacking Level 1: Be (A)live and Portable.
The use of live distro and portable apps in the daily work to ensure independence between the operating system (or application) and the “physical” computer. How to create a flash drive or an external drive containing the whole system. The best way to check e-mail and surf live or using portable apps.
Teachers: Giovanni Ziccardi, Mattia Epifani, Alessandro Rodolfi
11.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #2 – Hacking Level 2: Be Paranoic.
Operate successfully in unsafe areas. The proper use of a third-party owned computer, of a public computer, of a hotel computer or of an Internet Cafè computer.
Teachers: Giovanni Ziccardi, Claudio “Vecna” Agosti
Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #3 – Hacking Level 3: Be Destroyer.
Really delete information and traces from your computer. The “washing” of the operating system and navigation data. Wiping and data erasing. The attempt to recover deleted data: examples of data carving activities.
Teachers: Igor “Koba” Falcomatà, Mattia Epifani, Alessandro Rodolfi, Antonio Mauro
15.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #4 – Hacking Level 4: Be Smart (Image forensics).
How to “clean” images before uploading them online. Investigate images in order to identify datas related to the author. Location-based data analysis. The journalist and digital photos: the image files, headers and array of data. The journalist who produces a picture: analysis of the header and EXIF metadata, what they are, which information contain (date, gps, info on the capture device, info on software used), how can you edit / delete. Analysis of array data and information that can be extracted from the pixels (noise left by the sensors, color interpolation, compression, JPEG), how can you edit/delete. The journalist who uses a picture: analysis of the credibility of an image.
Teachers: Forlab staff – Forensics Science Lab of the University of Florence
17.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #5 – Hacking Level 5: Be Safe.
Keep secure telematic relationships with sources, contacts and customers. Encrypted communications. Encrypted email. The use of PGP and other encryption systems. The WikiLeaks-like systems for receiving sensitive documents. The creation of a safe network of contacts. Privacy protection and the social sphere.
Teachers: Claudio “Vecna” Agosti, Fabio “Naif” Pietrosanti, Igor “Koba” Falcomatà.
SATURDAY 16 APRIL
09.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #6 – Hacking Level 6: Be Invisible.
Use encryption and encryption systems. How to hide your data. Encrypt the disk or external drives and pen drives. Encrypt communications. The use of HTTPS. The plausible deniability and how to face a potential investigator/opponent.
Teachers: Igor “Koba” Falcomatà, Claudio “Vecna” Agosti, Corrado “NightGaunt” Giustozzi
11.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #7 – Hacking Level 7: Be Tor.
Origins and evolution of the Tor system. The most common and the most advanced features. Tor implementation into operating systems and applications. Using Tor for electronic resistance and digital dissidence activities.
Teachers: Marco Calamari, Claudio “Vecna” Agosti,
13.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #8 – Hacking Level 8: Be Anonymous.
Navigate and operate anonymously. Use Tor and ad-hoc live distributions. The use of Tails. Anonymous blog comments or posting. Bypass IP blocks and limitations to the navigation. Smart analysis of the network.
Teachers: Marco Calamari, Claudio “Vecna” Agosti, Antonio Mauro.
15.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #9 – Hacking Level 9: Be Virtual.
The use of virtual machines and multiple operating systems/browsers to operate safely and anonymously. The most common virtual machines. The practical use even ina non-professional framework. The benefits of this environment.
Teachers: Fabio “Naif” Pietrosanti, Igor “Koba” Falcomatà.
17.00 Hotel Sangallo Palace – Sala Torre
The Hacker’s Corner Workshop #10 – Hacking Level 10: Be Hacker.
The typical approach to hacking and to the undergound economy. The cybercrimes. The Infowars. Practical analysisof attack and defense.
Teachers: Raoul “Nobody” Chiesa, Alessio “Mayhem” Pennasilico.