Carney Chooses Senior Bureaucrat Scott Jones to Head Cyberspy Agency
Prime Minister Mark Carney has named senior bureaucrat Scott Jones as the next head of the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s cyberspy agency. Jones, most recently the president of Shared Services Canada, is set to replace the retiring Caroline Xavier at the CSE. The CSE uses cutting-edge technology to gather foreign intelligence in the online world […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Scott Jones as the new head of Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE), the nation’s cyberspy agency. Jones, formerly the president of Shared Services Canada, will succeed Caroline Xavier. He has prior extensive experience within the CSE, including leading its Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
- Scott Jones has been named the next head of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE).
- Jones most recently served as the president of Shared Services Canada.
- He will replace the retiring Caroline Xavier.
- The CSE is Canada’s cyberspy agency focused on foreign intelligence gathering and cyber threat defense.
- Jones previously led the CSE’s Canadian Centre for Cyber Security from 2018 to 2021.
- He held various positions at the CSE from 2008 to 2018.
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