As I am frequently asked for a "bio" for speaking at conferences, I have included several variations here. Please contact me if you need another variation (for instance, edited for word count).
Dan York, CISSP, is a passionate advocate for the open Internet focused on helping people understand the changes going on all around us within communication technology and practices. Dan currently serves the Internet Society as the Senior Content Strategist focused on the Deploy360 Programme - creating, curating and promoting online content that helps service providers, companies and individuals more quickly deploy Internet technologies such as IPv6 and DNSSEC. Separately, Dan is also the Chairman of the global Voice Over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA). Dan is also active within the real-time communications area of the IETF.
Since the mid-1980's Dan has been working with online communication technologies and helping businesses and organizations understand how to use and participate in those new media. An author of multiple books on networking, security, IPv6 and Linux, Dan is a dynamic and engaging speaker who frequently presents at industry conferences and events and has been blogging and writing online for over 12 years. His most recent books are "Migrating Applications to IPv6" and "The Seven Deadliest Unified Communications Attacks". Previously Dan worked for Voxeo Corporation heading up the company's communication through both traditional and new/social media. Prior to that, Dan served in the Office of the CTO for both Voxeo and before that Mitel focused on analyzing/evaluating emerging technology, participating in industry standards bodies and addressing VoIP security issues.
A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Dan speaks English and German and when not in front of the keyboard can usually be found engaging in outdoor activities or participating in the sport of curling, an addiction he picked up during 5 years of living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. More information about Dan can be found at danyork.com.
(version used at CircleID)
Dan York focuses on explaining the changes going on all around us within communication technology and practices. An author of multiple books on networking, security, IPv6 and Linux, Dan frequently frequently presents at industry conferences and events and has blogging and writing online for over 11 years. Today Dan serves the Internet Society as the Senior Content Strategist focused on the Deploy360 Programme, seeking to help service provides, companies and individuals more quickly deploy Internet technologies such as IPv6 and DNSSEC. Separately, Dan is also the Chairman of the global Voice Over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA).
Previously Dan worked for Voxeo Corporation heading up the company's communication through both traditional and new/social media. Prior to that, Dan served in the Office of the CTO for both Voxeo and before that Mitel focused on analyzing/evaluating emerging technology, participating in industry standards bodies and addressing VoIP security issues. Since the mid-1980's Dan has been working with online communication technologies and helping businesses and organizations understand how to use and participate in those new media. . His most recent books are Migrating Applications to IPv6 and The Seven Deadliest Unified Communications Attacks. His most relevant writing to CircleID readers can be found at DisruptiveTelephony.com More information about Dan can be found at danyork.com and danyork.me
(security-focused version)
Dan York, CISSP, is the Senior Content Strategist at the Internet Society focused on the Deploy360 Programme - creating, curating and promoting online content that helps service providers, companies and individuals more quickly deploy Internet technologies such as IPv6 and DNSSEC. Beyond his role with the Internet Society, Dan is today the Chair of the VOIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) and the author of the book "Seven Deadliest Unified Communications Attacks". From 2005 to 2008 he was also the producer of the weekly "Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast". Previously Dan worked for Voxeo Corporation heading up the company's communication through both traditional and new/social media. Prior to that, Dan served in the Office of the CTO for both Voxeo and before that Mitel focused on analyzing/evaluating emerging technology, participating in industry standards bodies and addressing VoIP security issues. Since the mid-1980's Dan has been working with online communication technologies and helping businesses and organizations understand how to use and participate in those new media. Dan frequently presents at conferences, has authored multiple books and writes extensively online at sites such as www.voipsa.org/blog and Voxeo's weblogs at blogs.voxeo.com
(security-focused version - VOIPSA first - with links)
Dan York, CISSP, is the Chair of the VOIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA), the author of the book "Seven Deadliest Unified Communications Attacks" and was previously the producer and co-host of the weekly "Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast". Dan is employed as the Senior Content Strategist for the Internet Society Deploy360 Programme, creating, curating and promoting online content that helps service providers, companies and individuals more quickly deploy Internet technologies such as IPv6 and DNSSEC. Since the mid-1980's Dan has been working with online communication technologies and helping businesses and organizations understand how to use and participate in those new media. Dan frequently presents at conferences, has authored multiple books and writes extensively online at sites such as www.voipsa.org/blog, Disruptive Telephony and Disruptive Conversations.
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