his research unit focuses on topics related to cybersecurity. The team is made of experts gathered together from both Unisalento and external partners with an established expertise on matters of cybersecurity. This topic is of utmost importance for both the public and the private sector, as the protection of IT systems and networks, including applications and sensitive data, from external (or internal) attacks and threats, is an ever increasing need. To these aims, it is fundamental for the research, the contribution of the researchers of the ING-INF/05 scientific sector.