Amit Yoran

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.<ref name=cis/>

Early life

Yoran was born in New York City on December 1, 1970,<ref name=tbb>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> to Israeli emigrants who arrived in the 1960s.<ref name=big>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=cis>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was sold to Symantec (now Gen Digital) in August 2002 for $145 million in cash.<ref name=big/><ref name=cis/>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=quits>Template:Cite news</ref>

In January 2006, he was named CEO of In-Q-Tel.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> He resigned in April 2006 after less than four months in the position.<ref name=four>Template:Cite news</ref> At that time, he was also a member of the board of directors of Trust Digital, Guidance Software, and Guardium.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In November 2006, he was named CEO of Netwitness.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In October 2014, Yoran was named president of RSA.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Effective January 2017, he was named CEO of Tenable, Inc.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life and death

Yoran was married to Catherine Lotrionte and had three children,<ref name=tbb /><ref name=four/> including a set of twins.<ref name=quits/> Yoran died from cancer on January 3, 2025, at the age of 54.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>