Brian Ngac
Current University
George Mason University
Research Areas
Cybersecurity business and management, the cyber workforce, expert crowdsourcing, experiential learning
Background
Ngac is an instructor assistant professor and Dean's Tecahing Fellow for the Information Systems & Operations Management (ISOM) Academic Unit at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. He has more than five years of experience in Application Security, Cyber Policy and Assessment, Process Improvement, Program Management, and Training.
He holds a PhD in Information Technology, a master's in Applied Information Technology, Cyber Security, and a bachelor's in Applied Information Technology, Information Security.
He has more than a decade of experience in Application Security, Cyber Policy and Assessment, Process Improvement, RDT&E Program Management, Operations Management, & Training in the industry.
Most of his work has been in support to the U.S. Federal Government and the corporation, but some of his cyber policy and assessment related work has been for international clients in the UAE as well.
He started out at Parsons Corporation as a software engineering intern, which led him to roles within the company such as Deputy (to the VP) for the Space & Technology Group, as well as Deputy (to the VP) for Digital Engineering Programs.
He holds a Cyber Executive Membership with the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). He also participates in the writing and review of questions on cyber security certification exams administered by (ISC)2 and EC-Council – the organizations known best for the CISSP and CEH credentials respectively. He is also one of a select few in the world (less than 100 people as of Jan 2020) who holds the CISSP certification with all three concentrations (Architecture, Engineering, & Management).
Alma Mater
George Mason University