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Dan Geer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Geer is one of a small number of pioneers in the security world that raised critical issues before others could see a risk emerge. He is most recently known to many as the chief technical officer for @stake, a computer security consulting company that did work for large banks and technology vendors including Microsoft. Geer has a Bachelor Of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT where he became a brother of the Theta Deuteron charge of Theta Delta Chi. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dan_Geer   (248 words)

Q&A: Dan Geer on security of information when economics matters Dan Geer: Keeping honest people honest is a job that is about incentives and keeping the gentle nudges all pointed in the right direction, with a little bit of watching to see how it turns out. Dan Geer: The sum of anticipation costs and the failure costs is the total picture, assuming you are willing to classify whatever you are doing as one or the other or, in some cases, a shade of both. Dan Geer: Return on investment requires that you be able to measure both the return and the investment. searchcio.techtarget.com /qna/0,289202,sid19_gci1017882,00.html   (3360 words)

Shmoocon 2006: Dan Geer keynote - hack a day - www.hackaday.com _ Dan Geer’s keynote was one of my favorite talks from the con. In closing Dan is careful to point out that this is just one man’s numbers and that we are still far away from a final packaged measurement solution. Dan, you're not a security expert and just because people listen to you doesn't mean you have anything important to say. www.hackaday.com /entry/1234000267073502   (801 words)

22. Life with Everyone Watching - Ideas 2003: Dan Geer On Security - CIO Magazine Jan 1,2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Geer, who is CTO of @Stake, a security consultancy based in Cambridge, Mass., is trained as a biostatistician. Dan Geer, CTO of security vendor @Stake, thinks that the expense of password-based security systems may lead to a cheaper, less-private world where everything people do is inexpensively logged and stored. An accountability world, says Geer, "is a surveillance world," in which whatever one does is inexpensively logged and stored, available for analysis or for later use as evidence. www.cio.com /archive/010103/22.html?printversion=yes   (808 words)

ThiemeWorks - Dan Geer Dan Geer, @Stake CTO and the new president of USENIX, muses about privacy, security culture and the importance of self-reliance in the age of ubiquitous networks. Editor's Note: Dr. Dan Geer, chief technology officer of @Stake, was recently elected president of the USENIX Association, an organization of 10,000 engineers, systems administrators, scientists and technicians working on the cutting edge of computer technology. Geer earned his doctorate in biostatistics from the Harvard University School of Public Health in 1988 while running the Health Sciences Computing Facility. www.thiemeworks.com /write/archives/DanGeer.htm   (3045 words)

Geer We Have The Technology Writer You're Looking For. Geer Communications Provides Technology Writin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) GEER Sound and Communications is a leader in audio video communications, audio visual equipment, teleconferencing, and educational and worship solutions for the Northeast. GEER Sound and Communications is one of New England's leading provider of audio and video equipment from the Lake Champlain region, GEER Sound and Communications at first became. Geer and associates is an albany georgia firm which provides CPA services, management consulting and corporate finance services, family business counseling services and investment asset management services At Geer and Associates, we believe in doing business with a personal touch. www.99hosted.com /names9051.html   (572 words)

Former @stake CTO Dan Geer on Microsoft report, firing October 01, 2003 (Computerworld) Dan Geer, the former chief technology officer at @stake Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., was fired last week as a result of his participation in an independent study of the security implications of Microsoft Corp.'s monopoly hold on the software industry (see story). Although Geer said he learned of his firing from a press release, James Mobley, president and CEO of @stake, said "a number of unreturned phone calls" were placed to Geer before that statement was issued. Geer spoke to Computerworld's Dan Verton yesterday in an interview from his home in Massachusetts. www.computerworld.com /printthis/2003/0,4814,85563,00.html   (793 words)

Oh Dan Geer, where art thou? Geer's previous employer, @stake, has declined to discuss the particulars about how Geer suddenly departed his post as chief technical officer the very week the Microsoft-bashing report he authored appeared under the sponsorship of the Computer and Communications Industry Association. Geer "went missing" from his job the week the report was published, with @stake only willing to say it was all a private personnel matter. Geer is still somewhat bitter about his experience with @stake, where he says his job was "to make @stake look bigger than it actually is. And I was successful at it." But now it's time to move on. www.networkworld.com /weblogs/security/003879.html   (1177 words)

Wired News: Warning: Microsoft 'Monoculture' Geer and others believe Microsoft's software is so dangerously pervasive that a virus capable of exploiting even a single flaw in its operating systems could wreak havoc. Geer isn't the first to argue that the logic of living viruses also applies to the computer variety, and that the dominance and tight integration of Microsoft operating systems and software makes the global computing ecosystem vulnerable to a cascading failure. Geer's paper did little more than make the point with particular fervor, which only intensified when Geer was fired. www.wired.com /news/privacy/0,1848,62307,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4   (679 words)

[Mac_crypto] Dan Geer Fired (was re: Technology Firm With Ties to Microsoft Fires Executive Over Criticism) But critics said Geer's firing was reflective of Microsoft's far-reaching ability in Washington and across the technology industry to silence experts who complain about weaknesses in its software or its aggressive business practices. Geer could not be reached immediately for comment, but one person familiar with Geer's situation said he was fired in a call Thursday morning from AtStake executives. Geer was identified Wednesday in a conference call with journalists as AtStake's technology officer and the lead author of the report, which was funded by the Washington-based Computer and Communications Industry Association, a trade group whose members include some of Microsoft's biggest corporate rivals. www.vmeng.com /mc/archives/2003-September/000198.html   (812 words)

Cutter Consortium :: Dan Geer: Cutter Consortium Summit Panelist Geer has testified before Congress on multiple occasions and has served formal advisory roles for the Federal Trade Commission, the National Science Foundation, the Treasury Department, the National Research Council, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Justice, and the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection. Geer holds several security patents, plus an Sc.D. in Biostatistics from Harvard and an S.B. in Electrical Engineering from MIT. In this interview, Dan Geer explains the importance of information security today and how IT organizations can help their enterprises manage it as well as measure the efforts to manage it. www.cutter.com /consultants/geerd.html   (901 words)

Oh Dan Geer, where art thou? - The Community's Center for Security As a scientist, one idea Geer hopes to pursue is studying file use on a statistical basis for live times and transit patterns, perhaps to be able to detect anomalies. Geer earlier was on the Verdasys board of advisors, which also. Geer earlier was on the Verdasys board of advisors, which also includes Bob Blakley, chief scientist for security and privacy at IBM Tivoli Software and Dennis Devlin, vice president and chief security officer at Thomson Corp. The privately funded company was started earlier this year by its CEO Seth Birnbaum. www.linuxsecurity.com /content/view/115229/65   (351 words)

[No title] Dan Geer Project Athena, M I T Wednesday Jun 8 1:00-2:30 Applications Development Group Project Athena, M I T Wednesday Jun 8 4:30-6:00 Prof. Dan Villiger, Sloan School Swiss vocational educational experts Thursday, Oct. 13 10:00-12:00 Dr. George Champine Mr. Catherine Avril, Dr. Dan Geer DEC Phoenix: Mr. stuff.mit.edu /afs/athena/astaff/project/vcenter/archive   (6848 words)

Microsoft critic dismissed by @Stake | CNET News.com Dan Geer, a longtime computer security researcher, and several colleagues released a controversial study on Wednesday that called the ubiquity of Microsoft software a hazard to the economy and to national security. Cambridge, Mass-based @Stake, where Geer worked as chief technical officer, said in a statement Thursday that the researcher had not gotten his employers' approval for the study's release, and that he was no longer associated with the company. Security expert Bruce Schneier, another co-author of the report, said Geer had believed he was still employed when the two of them discussed their report on a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. news.com.com /2100-1014_3-5082649.html   (772 words)

Security Maven Calls for Internet 'Disease Control' Agency Dan Geer, one of the authors of last year's controversial paper on the subject of the Windows monoculture on the Internet, said that the assertions in the paper and his speech are not new and are beginning to draw the attention of legislators and government officials in the United States and abroad. Geer, who is now heading his own risk management firm and is also chief scientist at security vendor Verdasys Inc., said that Windows' dominance is only part of a complex equation that has led to this state of affairs. Geer also raised the possibility that the government would be forced to develop some regulations regarding security and liability if the industry doesn't address the problem on its own. www.eweek.com /article2/0,4149,1474670,00.asp   (1031 words)

IT Conversations: Dan Geer - The Shrinking Security Perimeter Dan has a long-term view of informations security, and has codified some of his thinking in a white paper entitled The Shrinking Perimeter -- Making the Case for Data Level Risk Management. The solution, Dan says, is the introduction of accountability--tracking objects, not people. Dan ran the development arm of MIT’s project Athena during the period when Kerberos and the X Windows system were developed there and his recent focus has remained on security and risk management. www.itconversations.com /shows/detail84.html   (235 words)

Geer Agency Dave Geer began the agency and ran it by himself for 21 years. Geer Agency, Inc., has grown to be one of the largest Farmers Insurance Agencies on the Western Slope of Colorado. Dan and his staff pride themselves in providing superior service before, during and after the sale. www.geeragency.com   (182 words)

The Silver Bullet Security Podcast » Blog Archive » Show 002 - An Interview with Dan Geer [Cigital] In this episode of the Silver Bullet Security Podcast, Gary chats with Dan Geer, Chief Scientist at Verdasys. Dan has a Ph.D. in biostatistics from Harvard. This entry was posted on Monday, June 12th, 2006 at 1:28 pm and is filed under Shows. www.cigital.com /silverbullet/show-002   (377 words)

American Turf Monthly While this software can be used easily as a "stand alone" system, you may want to consider purchasing Geer’s original volume, and/or the PRL Plus supplement in order to understand more completely the concepts PRL employs for selecting longshots. No matter what your level of computer handicapping literacy, it is helpful to understand the basic principles of Dan Geer’s Pro Rated Longshots as well as the refinements to Geer’s original system that are set forth by Al Smallman in his PRL Plus supplement. The PRL software incorporates both Dan Geer’s original methodology and the added rules developed by Al Smallman. www.americanturf.com /longshots/index.cfm   (310 words)

Ted Leung on the air : My recollections of Dan Geer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Dan managed (among other things) the systems programming group at Athena, which was mostly students -- some of those students have gone on to bigger and better things -- Ted Tso and John Kohl are amongst the most well know. We were frequently in meetings that included Dan and parts of his staff, and I remember always being impressed and a little intimidated by Dan. It's a loss for Dan, but he's so good that he won't have a problem finding work. www.sauria.com /blog/computers/602   (490 words)

Dan Geer - The Shrinking Security Perimeter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Verdasys and the principal of Geer Risk Services. Dan Geer: Hello thank you for the invitation. Doug Kaye: I want to get to the shrinking-perimeter concepts but I’d be remiss if I didn’t first ask you about the now infamous paper that you co-authored highlighting the security risks that are posed by what you referred to as the monoculture of Microsoft dominance of the software industry. www.itconversations.com /transcripts/84/transcript84-1.html   (367 words)

Techdirt: The Firing Of Dan Geer In other words, while it does suck for Geer, this may actually be the best PR the report could have hoped for. Hopefully, with Geer's name recognition and reputation, he'll be able to easily find a new job somewhere else - that won't try to shut him up when he sees something that he feels is a real security concern. I have personally attended a conference in which Dr. Geer spoke and was amazed at depth of his knowledge of security. www.techdirt.com /articles/20030926/099216.shtml   (409 words)

Dr. Dan Geer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Senator Burns would like to nominate Dr. Dan Geer for the Advisory Committee. Geer is highly qualified and would provide the committee with a balanced and objective view of the relevant issues. Attached is the nomination material concerning Dr. Geer. www.ftc.gov /acoas/nominations/geer.htm   (82 words)

Dan Geer's call to arms on Massachusetts and open standards for .gov documents [Politech] Dan Geer's call to arms on Massachusetts and open standards for.gov documents [Politech] Dan Geer's call to arms on Massachusetts and open standards for.gov documents I have another item coming out tomorrow on the USENIX ;login: site that has some numbers based analysis as well. www.politechbot.com /2005/11/29/dan-geers-call   (134 words)

LWN: Security Expert Dan Geer's Letter to MA Senator Pacheco Re ODF (Groklaw) "Here is a letter that security professional Dan Geer has just sent to Massachusetts Senator Marc Pacheco, and he tells me he sent similar letters to Secretary of the Commonwealth Francis Galvin and Senate President Robert Travaligni. If a private company received such a letter, I assure you that their lawyers would take it very seriously, as it would put them on notice, actual notice. Dr. Geer strongly supports OpenDocument Format, as you will see, and his reasons include concern about security issues. lwn.net /Articles/163378   (157 words)

Former @stake CTO Dan Geer on Microsoft report, firing - Windows and XP News on Tune XP Former @stake CTO Dan Geer on Microsoft report, firing - Windows and XP News on Tune XP Web Dan Geer, the former chief technology officer at @stake Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., was fired last week as a result of his participation in an independent study of the security implications of Microsoft Corp.'s monopoly hold on the software industry (see story). This package will bulletproof your computer from many potential disasters and teach you more about your PC. www.tunexp.com /news/windows-story-180.html   (939 words)

Former @stake CTO Dan Geer on Microsoft report, firing Geer was fired abruptly after the report, critical of Microsoft, came out Martin wrote about national ID cards that are currently being pursued in..." Read more... October 01, 2003 (Computerworld) -- Dan Geer, the former chief technology officer at @stake Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., was fired last week as a result of his participation in an independent study of the security implications of Microsoft Corp.'s monopoly hold on the software industry (see story). computerworld.com /securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,85563,00.html   (1210 words)

Computing Research Policy Blog: Dan Geer in AP Computing Research Policy Blog: Dan Geer in AP Computing Research Policy Blog Dan Geer in AP Grand Challenges in Information Security and Assurance participant Dan Geer is the subject of an Associated Press piece today on his concerns about a software "monoculture." Yahoo! Posted by PeterHarsha at February 16, 2004 09:49 AM www.cra.org /govaffairs/blog/archives/000035.html   (167 words)

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