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INTRUSION Names Scott President, CEO
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Cyberattack prevention solutions firm INTRUSION has named renowned cybersecurity expert Tony Scott as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 15. Scott is the former federal CIO for the U.S. government and has served as CIO for Microsoft, The Walt Disney Co. and VMware.
He’s the founder and CEO of TonyScottGroup, a Washington, D.C.- and Silicon Valley-based consulting and venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage cybersecurity and privacy technologies.
He was appointed federal CIO by President Obama in February 2015, where he oversaw the government’s $85 billion IT budget. His team managed the government-wide response plan after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) cybersecurity incident, resulting in the Cybersecurity Sprint and Implementation Plan (CSIP) that improved the information systems security posture of the U.S. government.
Scott was also credited with creating the first “State of IT” report at the end of the Obama administration, collaborating with Congress to create legislative proposals to improve IT funding within the government.
In addition to his expertise providing public and private sector executive insights concerning digital transformation, cloud adoption, machine learning, AI, cybersecurity, open data, and workforce diversity, Scott has also served as CTO at General Motors, and held senior executive positions with Bristol Meyers Squibb, Sun Microsystems and Marriott.
“We are pleased to welcome Tony to INTRUSION and believe his unparalleled expertise, decades of executive leadership and highly regarded reputation will provide significant benefit to the Company at this critical stage of our evolution,” said INTRUSION chairman Tony LeVecchio. “His deep knowledge and connections at the Federal Government will be extremely valuable to the management and oversight of our government business, while his broad experience at market-leading enterprises will be critical for the positioning and global expansion of our Shield solution. On behalf of the board of directors and entire management team, we look forward to working closely with Tony and are excited about the future of INTRUSION under his leadership.”
