The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Associate Director for China Operations, Andrew Scott, has stepped down from his role, a CISA spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk.
Scott first joined CISA in June 2023. He was the first to fill the newly established role, in which he guided the cybersecurity division’s efforts to ensure the United States is positioned to protect the American people most effectively against Chinese cyber threats.
“During his time at CISA, Andrew was instrumental in working across the agency to develop a comprehensive multi-year plan to address the threat posed by PRC cyber actors to U.S. critical infrastructure,” CISA Director Jen Easterly said in a statement.
“This is a whole of agency effort, and as we turn the page from planning into execution, I couldn’t be more confident in the team at CISA to execute and to drive the urgent progress required to strengthen our nation’s security and resilience,” Easterly added. “I am grateful for Andrew’s service to CISA and his continued service to our nation.”
It is unclear where Scott is headed next. Scott has spent a large part of his career focused on strategy, operations, and crisis response across technology and foreign policy disciplines.
He served twice at the White House, most recently as special assistant to the president and senior director for cyber policy, and before that as director of international cyber policy. Scott also led analytic and operational efforts on foreign cyber threats at the CIA.
