Michael R Galde
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- (520) 626-2422
- UA Sierra Vista Campus, Rm. 101
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- michaelgalde@arizona.edu
Biography
Michael Galde is a career-track assistant professor of practice for the cyber operations program at the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) at the University of Arizona. Before being appointed as a full-time faculty in 2020, Michael worked in industrial control systems research at the Nebraska Applied Research Institute (NARI) in Omaha, Nebraska as a cybersecurity engineer II. As a contractor, Michael previously worked as an intelligence analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where he developed digital tools and procedures in the agency’s prisoner of war / missing in action (POW/MIA) mission.
Michael earned a Master of Science in Cybersecurity at the University of Nebraska in 2019 and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science in 2013. Michael’s research areas of interest include developing automated recovery of industrial control systems, increasing Industrial network visibility to aid intrusion detection systems, and cyber security implementations.
Degrees
- M.S. Cyber Security
- University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Master of Science
- University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, US
- B.S. Political Science
- University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Bachelor of Science
- University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Arts and Sciences, Omaha, US
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson (2020 - Ongoing)
- Nebraska Applied Research Institute (2017 - 2020)
Licensure & Certification
- Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP), GIAC (2018)
- GIAC Response and Industrial Defense (GRID), GIAC (2020)
Interests
Research
Rapid Deployment of Technical SystemsOT / IT Gap BridgesAir-Gaped networks and infrastructure Automated recovery of industrial control systemsIndustrial network visibilityCyber security implementations
Teaching
Network AnalysisCyber securityOperational Technology (OT)
Courses
2023-24 Courses
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Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Spring 2024) -
Malware Threats & Analysis
CYBV 454 (Spring 2024) -
Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Fall 2023) -
Intro to ICS Security
CYBV 330 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Spring 2023) -
Malware Threats & Analysis
CYBV 454 (Spring 2023) -
Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Fall 2022) -
Malware Threats & Analysis
CYBV 454 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Spring 2022) -
Intro to Cyber Operations
CYBV 385 (Spring 2022) -
Malware Threats & Analysis
CYBV 454 (Spring 2022) -
Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Fall 2021) -
Intro to Cyber Operations
CYBV 385 (Fall 2021) -
Malware Threats & Analysis
CYBV 454 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Intro to Cyber Operations
CYBV 385 (Summer I 2021) -
Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Spring 2021) -
Intro to Cyber Operations
CYBV 385 (Spring 2021) -
Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Fall 2020) -
Intro to Cyber Operations
CYBV 385 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
CYBV 301 (Summer I 2020) -
Intro Methods of Ntwk Analysis
CYBV 326 (Spring 2020) -
Intro to Cyber Operations
CYBV 385 (Spring 2020)
Scholarly Contributions
Presentations
- Galde, M. R., Wagner, P. E., & Alharthi, D. N. (2023). Who's Watching Who: Hacking IP Cameras. CactusCon11 2023. Mesa, AZ.
Creative Productions
- Galde, M. R. (2020. Video Instructional Computerized Environment. Content Streaming. College of Applied Science and Technology: University of Arizona CAST.
