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Amit Yoran

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Amit Yoran
Yoran in 2024
BornNovember 1970 (age 53)
United States
Alma materUnited States Military Academy
George Washington University
OccupationCEO of Tenable, Inc.

Amit Yoran (born December 1970)[1] is chairman and chief executive officer of Tenable, Inc., a position held since January 3, 2017. He is also on the board of directors of the Center for Internet Security.[2]

Early life

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Yoran was born in the United States 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.[2]

Career

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In 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][2]

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

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Yoran is married and has three children,[8] including a set of twins.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Amit YORAN". gov.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Amit Yoran". Center for Internet Security.
  3. ^ a b Sagi-Maydan, Mary (August 22, 2002). "A Big Sale for (U.S.) Military Veterans Elad and Amit". Haaretz.
  4. ^ "Riptech on frontlines of cybersecurity". United Press International. January 14, 2002.
  5. ^ "US cyber security chief resigns". BBC News. October 4, 2004.
  6. ^ a b "Nation's cybersecurity chief abruptly quits DHS post". Computerworld. October 1, 2004.
  7. ^ "In-Q-Tel Announces Amit Yoran as New CEO" (Press release). In-Q-Tel. January 4, 2006.
  8. ^ a b O'Hara, Terence (April 24, 2006). "Four Months Later, In-Q-Tel Again Needs New CEO". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ "United States: Amit Yoran". Indigo Publications. January 13, 2006.
  10. ^ Washkuch Jr., Frank (November 20, 2006). "Former cyberintelligence chief named NetWitness CEO". Haymarket Media Group.
  11. ^ "Amit Yoran Named RSA President; Art Coviello Remains as RSA Executive Chairman" (Press release). PR Newswire. October 28, 2014.
  12. ^ "New Tenable CEO plans to continue high-growth, keep company local". American City Business Journals. December 16, 2016.
  13. ^ Scroxton, Alex (August 3, 2023). "Microsoft attacked over 'grossly irresponsible' security practice". Computer Weekly.