Dan Geer Scientist
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.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) VerdasysIn 2011, Geer received the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award.
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- http://cryptome.org/cyberinsecurity.htm
- http://geer.tinho.net/geer.blackhat.6viii14.txt
- http://geer.tinho.net/geer.housetestimony.070423.PDF
- http://geer.tinho.net/ieee.geer.0606.pdf
- http://geer.tinho.net/pubs
- http://napps.nwfusion.com/weblogs/security/003879.html
- http://www.ftc.gov/acoas/nominations/geer-2.pdf
- http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2005120902103731
- http://www.thiemeworks.com/an-interview-with-dan-geer
- http://www.verdasys.com/pdfs/EconMatters.pdf