Nick Andersen appointed to CISA leadership role therecord.media/andersen-…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday announced that Nicholas Andersen has taken over as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity.

Andersen, who began Tuesday, served as principal deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Energy’s Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response office from 2019 until 2021. During that time, he performed the duties of assistant secretary, according to a CISA press release.

Andersen worked closely with Sean Plankey, who has been nominated to run CISA, while at the Department of Energy.