Summary
John Galliano is an adjunct professor and multicertified cybersecurity practitioner with roughly a decade of hands-on experience across government, academia, and operational cyber units. He currently hunts threats for the DoD while teaching cybersecurity courses at Columbia Southern University, blending active defensive operations with curriculum design and mentorship. His expertise spans cyber offense/defense, digital forensics, insider threat, critical infrastructure protection, and both Windows and Unix administration—skills honed in roles at MARFORCYBER, DISA, and the VA. John’s background as a program director and long-time adjunct faculty underscores his ability to translate complex technical risk into teachable, business-aware strategies. Based in Orange Beach, Alabama, he pairs operational rigor with a passion for sharing practical tradecraft, often emphasizing reconnaissance and vulnerability management approaches that bridge red and blue team perspectives.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MS/MIS, MS/MIS at University of Maryland Global Campus
MS Certificate, MS Certificate at Villanova University
BS/IS, BS/IS at City University of Seattle
Certificate, Certificate at Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
Doctor of Information Assurance (DIA), Doctor of Information Assurance (DIA) at University of Fairfax