Amit Yoran, the chairman and CEO of cybersecurity firm Tenable Holdings, passed away on Friday after a battle with cancer, as confirmed by the company on Saturday. Yoran, who was 54, joined Tenable as CEO in 2016 and played a pivotal role in the company’s growth, including leading its successful initial public offering (IPO) in 2018.
Following his death, Tenable announced that the company would continue to operate under the leadership of Chief Financial Officer Steve Vintz and Chief Operating Officer Mark Thurmond, who had been appointed as co-CEOs when Yoran took a medical leave in December of the previous year. Art Coviello, Tenable’s lead independent director, will now take over as the chair of the company’s board.
Yoran’s career was defined by his significant leadership roles within the cybersecurity industry. Before joining Tenable, he served as president of Dell Technologies’ RSA cybersecurity unit and was the founding director of the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he worked to protect the country from cyber threats.
Tenable, headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, competes with companies such as Crowdstrike, Qualys, and Rapid7 in providing software solutions that help businesses and government agencies monitor their networks for security vulnerabilities and detect potential cyberattacks.
