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Stephen Gary

Professor of Instruction

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鈥淪cuba鈥 Steve Gary, PhD, CISSP, is a Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida, where he has taught in the Cybersecurity and Intelligence Studies graduate programs since their launch in Fall 2014. He also serves as the Internship Coordinator for both programs and hosts the Veterans鈥 Cybersecurity and Intelligence Seminar, supporting the next generation of cyber and intelligence professionals.

Dr. Gary鈥檚 passion is cyber intelligence鈥攁nalyzing the who, what, when, where, why, how, and, most importantly, the so what of cyber events. His work focuses on cyber threat actors responsible for today鈥檚 most significant cyber crimes, including ransomware and cyber espionage.

A highly decorated career U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer, Dr. Gary has conducted intelligence operations since 1997 and cyber intelligence since 2005. He currently serves as the Florida Chapter President of the  continuing his commitment to the military, veteran, and cyber professional communities.

Courses Dr. Gary currently teaches:

LIS6709 鈥 Cyber Intelligence

LIS6933 鈥 Veterans鈥 Cybersecurity and Intelligence Seminar

LIS6906 鈥 Independent Study

LIS6946 鈥 Practicum

Education

  • Ph. D., 糖心Vlog
  • M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology

Recent Publications & Research

  • Gary, S. (2023). . [Report]. Cyber Florida. https://cyberflorida.org/teaching-cyber-intelligence/
  • Gary, S., Borum, R. & Burney, R. (2023). . [Report]. Cyber Florida. https://cyberflorida.org/2023-intelligenceassessment/
  • Gary, S. (2021). . (Publication No. 9113 [Doctoral dissertation, 糖心Vlog]. 糖心Vlog Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/9113/
  • Haggard, R. & Gary, S. (2020). . [Report]. Cyber Florida. https://cyberflorida.org/florida-ransomware-incidents-2016-2019/
  • Gary, S. & Borum R. (2017). US national cybersecurity: International politics, concepts, and organization. In D. Van Puyvelde & A. F. Brantly (Eds.), Evolving cyber intelligence. (pp. 123- 139). New York, NY: Routledge. [Book Chapter].