I am a Cybersecurity Specialist, Ethical Hacker, and DFIR at the Polizia di Stato (Polizia Postale, C.O.S.C. Bologna), specializing in cybercrime investigations, high-level threat intelligence, and digital forensics.
- 🎓 Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science (L-31) from Università di Camerino — 110/110 cum Laude
- Thesis: "RAM Memory Acquisition and Forensic Analysis in Microsoft Windows Environments"
- 🕵️ Core Expertise: Reverse Engineering, Malware Analysis & Development (Red Teaming), Penetration Testing, Volatile Memory Forensics, Cyber-Triage, and DFIR (Blue Teaming).
- ⚖️ Legal & Compliance: Specialized in Italian Penal Law & Criminal Procedure regarding Cybercrime, ISO/IEC 27037 standard compliance, and Chain of Custody preservation.
- 🏆 CTF Player: National Finalist in CyberChallenge.it (2022 & 2025), Olicyber 2023 Regional Champion, Team Italy Bootcamp Alumnus, and active CTF competitor (DefCon, M0leCon, Open ECSC).
- 🔬 SilenTrace: An open-source post-incident RAM memory acquisition and forensic analysis tool designed for rapid incident triage.
- 🧩 Volatility3 Framework Contributor: Active open-source contributor to the industry-standard Volatility 3 memory forensics framework.
- 🏅 CyberChallenge.IT: National Finalist (Editions 2022 & 2025)
- 🇮🇹 Team Italy Bootcamp: Italian National Cybersecurity Team Intensive Training Alumnus
- 🥉 CyberCup 2024: 2nd Place Team (Team PWNCAM)
- 🥇 Olicyber 2023: Regional Champion & National Finalist
- 🛡️ Cyber Shield Response Exercise: Conducted by Leonardo
- 📜 Ethical Hacker Course: Cisco Certified
- 🇬🇧 Cambridge English Level 1 Certificate: ESOL International (B2)
- 📧 Email: Francesco2005scotti@gmail.com
- 🐱 GitHub: @Frascott05
“In God we trust. All others must bring data (and volatile memory dumps).”