Longtime entrepreneur and cybersecurity govt Amit Yoran handed away Friday after a battle with most cancers.
Cybersecurity firm Tenable, the place Yoran was CEO and chairman, introduced his demise in a press launch. Earlier than turning into Tenable’s CEO in 2016, he held numerous roles together with president of RSA, founding CEO of NetWitness, and CEO of In-Q-Tel.
In a press release, Tenable’s lead unbiased director Artwork Coviello described Yoran as “a unprecedented chief, colleague, and pal.”
“His ardour for cybersecurity, his strategic imaginative and prescient, and his means to encourage these round him have formed Tenable’s tradition and mission,” Coviello mentioned. “His legacy will proceed to information us as we transfer ahead.”
Tenable mentioned Yoran took a medical depart of absence beginning on December 5, with CFO Steve Vintz and COO Mark Thurmond appointed as co-CEOs in his place. They are going to proceed in these roles whereas the corporate conducts a seek for a everlasting CEO.