Cyber Threat Intelligence Teaching and Research at Unisannio
As part of my academic and professional commitment to advancing cyber threat intelligence, I am currently engaged as a PhD student and university lecturer at the University of Sannio (Unisannio). My focus includes delivering specialized lectures and conducting research on:
- Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
- Dark Web Intelligence
- Ransomware ecosystems and operations
Teaching Activities
I provide structured lectures to students in the “Security of Networks and Software Systems” course. The curriculum includes both theoretical foundations and operational aspects of CTI, covering:
- Threat Intelligence lifecycle
- Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and their classification
- OSINT and CLOSINT data acquisition
- Threat modeling and actor profiling
- Ransomware groups and their monetization models
- Tools to support CTI (TIPs, Shodan, VirusTotal, IntelX, HaveIBeenPwned, Dark Market crawlers)
The didactic material is supported by real-world case studies and technical demonstrations, including curated slides on [Fundamentals of Cyber Threat Intelligence] and [Ransomware Analysis], enhancing the students’ ability to bridge theory with practice.
Research Focus
My PhD research delves into attacker-centric CTI, with particular emphasis on:
- Clustering ransomware gangs based on TTPs and cryptocurrency flows
- Monitoring threat actor infrastructure across surface and dark web
- Evaluating threat intelligence platforms and their OSINT integration capabilities
- Enhancing CTI automation through AI/ML models
This research has resulted in the development of customized tools and microservices to automate the collection, enrichment, and prioritization of cyber threat data.
Academic Collaboration
I actively collaborate with:
- Prof. Corrado Aaron Visaggio, faculty lead for CTI research at Unisannio
- JanaraLab, the local cybersecurity research group
- RedHotCyber (DarkLab), where I serve as Director of Threat Intelligence
My lectures and projects aim to foster a new generation of cyber analysts and researchers, equipped to handle today’s evolving cyber threat landscape.
For more information about my work, visit my GitHub Page or LinkedIn.