Citizenship USA Name Dan Geer | Fields Computer scientist | |
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Institutions MIT
CertCo
SystemExperts
In-Q-Tel Alma mater Harvard University (SC.D. Biostatistics)
MIT (SB EECS) Known for Project Athena
Open Market
CertCo Education Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
Cybersecurity as realpolitik by dan geer presented at black hat usa 2014
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.
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- Cybersecurity as realpolitik by dan geer presented at black hat usa 2014
- Dan geer on the future of security
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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:
In 2011, Geer received the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award.