Amit Yoran (November 1970 – January 3, 2025) was an American businessman who was chairman and chief executive officer of Tenable, Inc., a position he held from January 3, 2017, to December 4, 2024. He also sat on the board of directors at the center for internet security.[1]
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| Born | November 1970 United States |
| Died | January 3, 2025 (aged 54) Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) George Washington University (MS) |
| Known for | CEO of Tenable, Inc. |
Early life
editYoran was born in the United States in December 1970,[2] to Israeli emigrants who arrived in the 1960s.[3] He obtained a B.S. in computer science from the United States Military Academy and served as one of the founding members of the US Department of Defense's Computer Emergency Response Team. He received a M.S. in computer security from George Washington University.[1]
Career
editIn April 1998, during the dot-com bubble, along with his two brothers and Tim Belcher, Yoran co-founded Riptech. It began operations in December 1999 and raised $45 million in venture capital from Columbia Capital, Providence Equity, and Broadview Capital.[4] It was sold to Symantec (now Gen Digital) in August 2002 for $145 million in cash.[3][1]
In September 2003, he was named director of the newly created National Cyber Security Division within the United States Department of Homeland Security. There, he oversaw the creation of a cyber alert system that sends out warnings about computer viruses and net attacks. He resigned from the position abruptly in October 2004.[5][6]
In January 2006, he was named CEO of In-Q-Tel.[7] He resigned in April 2006 after less than four months in the position.[8] At that time, he was also a member of the board of directors of Trust Digital, Guidance Software, and Guardium.[9]
In November 2006, he was named CEO of Netwitness.[10]
In October 2014, Yoran was named president of RSA.[11]
Effective January 2017, he was named CEO of Tenable, Inc.[12]
In August 2023, he accused Microsoft of putting its customers at risk after he revealed the existence of a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Azure.[13]
Personal life and death
editYoran was married and had three children,[8] including a set of twins.[6] Yoran died after a short battle with cancer on January 3, 2025, at the age of 54.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Amit Yoran". Center for Internet Security.
- ^ "Amit Yoran". gov.uk.
- ^ a b Sagi-Maydan, Mary (August 22, 2002). "A Big Sale for (U.S.) Military Veterans Elad and Amit". Haaretz.
- ^ "Riptech on frontlines of cybersecurity". United Press International. January 14, 2002.
- ^ "US cyber security chief resigns". BBC News. October 4, 2004.
- ^ a b "Nation's cybersecurity chief abruptly quits DHS post". Computerworld. October 1, 2004.
- ^ "In-Q-Tel Announces Amit Yoran as New CEO" (Press release). In-Q-Tel. January 4, 2006.
- ^ a b O'Hara, Terence (April 24, 2006). "Four Months Later, In-Q-Tel Again Needs New CEO". The Washington Post.
- ^ "United States: Amit Yoran". Indigo Publications. January 13, 2006.
- ^ Washkuch Jr., Frank (November 20, 2006). "Former cyberintelligence chief named NetWitness CEO". Haymarket Media Group.
- ^ "Amit Yoran Named RSA President; Art Coviello Remains as RSA Executive Chairman" (Press release). PR Newswire. October 28, 2014.
- ^ "New Tenable CEO plans to continue high-growth, keep company local". American City Business Journals. December 16, 2016.
- ^ Scroxton, Alex (August 3, 2023). "Microsoft attacked over 'grossly irresponsible' security practice". Computer Weekly.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (January 4, 2025). "Tenable CEO Amit Yoran dies". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Rob (January 4, 2025). "Tenable Chair, CEO Amit Yoran dies unexpectedly after cancer fight". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved January 4, 2025.