• Source: Dan Geer

Dan Geer is a computer security analyst and risk management specialist. He is recognized for raising awareness of critical computer and network security issues before the risks were widely understood, and for ground-breaking work on the economics of security.




Career


Geer is currently the chief information security officer for In-Q-Tel, a not-for-profit venture capital firm that invests in technology to support the Central Intelligence Agency.
In 2003, Geer's 24-page report entitled "CyberInsecurity: The Cost of Monopoly" was released by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA). The paper argued that Microsoft's dominance of desktop computer operating systems is a threat to national security. Geer was fired (from consultancy @Stake) the day the report was made public. Geer has cited subsequent changes in the Vista operating system (notably a location-randomization feature) as evidence that Microsoft "accepted the paper."
Geer received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, where he was a member of the Theta Deuteron charge of Theta Delta Chi fraternity. He also received a Sc.D. in biostatistics from Harvard, and has worked for:

Health Sciences Computing Facility, Harvard School of Public Health
Project Athena, MIT
Digital Equipment Corporation
Geer Zolot & Associates
OpenVision Technologies
Open Market
Certco
@stake (acquired by Symantec in November 2004)
Verdasys
In 2011, Geer received the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award.




References






External links



Dan Geer's home publications page
All Geered Up: An Interview With Dan Geer By Richard Thieme Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
Letter to Massachusetts Senator Marc Pacheco on OpenDocument Standards by Dan Geer
Oh Dan Geer, where art thou? by Ellen Messmer
Security of Information When Economics Matters by Dan Geer (PDF format)
The Shrinking Perimeter: Making the Case for Data-Level Risk Management by Dan Geer (PDF format)
Dan Geer's Convergence Time based security and the convergence of both digital and physical security (PDF format)
Dan Geer's April 23, 2007 Testimony to Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology (PDF Format)
Geer's nomination to the FTC Advisory Committee
Geer's keynote speech at Black Hat USA 2014: Cybersecurity as Realpolitik; video of Geer's keynote

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