Brandon Amacher

Faculty Member

Brandon Amacher

Biography

Brandon Amacher is the director of the Emerging Tech Policy Lab for the I3SC and an instructor the UVU Center for National Security Studies where he teaches cybersecurity policy, advanced tech security policy, and cyberwarfare. Brandon comes from as a background in the private sector where he worked as a cyber intelligence analyst and a strategic consultant for various leading cybersecurity organizations including FireEye and Mandiant. Brandon's areas of expertise include nation-state cyber operations, advanced persistent threats, artificial inteligence security policy, intellectual property theft, the internet of things, and quantum information sciences.

Teaching

NSS 4650

Emerging Tech Policy Lab, Fall 2024

NSS 475R

Current Topics in National Security, Summer 2024

NSS 4150

Cybersecurity Policy, Spring 2024