Amit Yoran

.

Amit Yoran serves as the Chairman and CEO of NetWitness Corporation, a leading provider of network security analytic products. Prior to NetWitness he was Director of the National Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security, and as CEO and advisor to In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the CIA.  Formerly Mr Yoran served as the Vice President of Worldwide Managed Security Services at the Symantec Corporation.  Mr. Yoran was the co-founder of Riptech, a market leading IT security company, and served as its CEO until the company was acquired by Symantec in 2002.  He formerly served an officer in the United States Air Force in the Department of Defense's Computer Emergency Response Team.    Mr Yoran serves as an independent director on the boards of several innovative security technology companies Boards, including; Guardium, Digital Sandbox, and IronKey.  He previously served on the board of Cyota until the company’s acquisition by RSA in 2006, Guidance Software (GUID) through the company’s successful IPO in 2007 and as an advisor to Intruvert Networks until the company’s acquisition by McAfee in 2003.   Mr. Yoran received a Master of Science degree from the George Washington University and Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point.   Mr. Yoran serves as a commissioner on the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency and numerous other industry advisory bodies.  Mr. Yoran has appeared on numerous national television and radio programs, has been quoted extensively in the global press, and also speaks regularly at conferences and seminars.

Abstract of the Presentation: Removing the Uncertainty and Doubt (but not the Fear) from Information Risk Management

News