 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.dan geer leaves verdasys for in-q-tel, by ryan naraine, zdnet, may 28, 2008. accessed 2008-07-09. 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."critique of microsoft eyed in firing: ex-tech officer claims report cost his job", by jay fitzgerald, boston herald, september 27, 2003. reprint. accessed 2008-07-09. geer has cited subsequent changes in the vista operating system (notably a location-randomization feature) as evidence that microsoft "accepted the paper."dan geer helping cia, csoonline.com, august 4, 2008. 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 re
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