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Amit Yoran
American businessman (1970–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amit Yoran (December 1, 1970 – January 3, 2025) was an American businessman, most notable as the chief executive officer of Tenable, Inc. from January 2017 to December 2024. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Center for Internet Security.[1]
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Early life
Yoran was born in New York City on December 1, 1970,[2][3] to Israeli emigrants who arrived in the 1960s.[4] 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
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In April 1998, during the dot-com bubble, along with his two brothers and Tim Belcher. It began operations in December 1999 and raised $45 million in venture capital from Columbia Capital, Providence Equity, and Broadview Capital.[5] It was sold to Symantec (now Gen Digital) in August 2002 for $145 million in cash.[4][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.[6][7]
In January 2006, he was named CEO of In-Q-Tel.[8] He resigned in April 2006 after less than four months in the position.[9] At that time, he was also a member of the board of directors of Trust Digital, Guidance Software, and Guardium.[10]
In November 2006, he was named CEO of Netwitness.[11]
In October 2014, Yoran was named president of RSA.[12]
Effective January 2017, he was named CEO of Tenable, Inc.[13]
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.[14]
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Personal life and death
Yoran was married to Catherine Lotrionte and had three children,[2][9] including a set of twins.[7] Yoran died from cancer on January 3, 2025, at the age of 54.[15][16]
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