| Subject: Fwd: Fwd: FW: INSA is Latest Hacking Victim |
| From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> |
| Date: 9/16/11, 15:05 |
| To: Karen Lancaster <lancaster.karen@gmail.com> |
But of course! The complete and detailed schedule is below (if anyone would like more info, just let me know), and as for kickoff on Monday, Dan, Public Affairs is actually right around the corner from the Random House building (specifically, 57th Street at Eighth Avenue), so the Starbucks on the corner of 54th and Broadway sounds like a safe bet to me, yes?
Ill be here if any questions arise!
Sincerely,
Stephen
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MONDAY
10:00 AM with Clive Priddle @ Public Affairs
250 West 57th St, Suite 1321 (at
Eighth Avenue)
New York,
NY 10107
11:00 AM with Tom Mayer @ Norton
500
Fifth Avenue (at
43rd Street)
New York,
NY 10110
2:00 with Yaniv Soha @ St. Martins Press
175 Fifth Avenue (at 23rd Street)
New York, NY 10010
3:30 with Matthew Benjamin @ Touchstone
1230 Avenue of the
Americas (at
49th Street)
New York,
NY 10020
4:30 with Alessandra Bastagli @ Free Press
1230 Avenue of the
Americas (at
49th Street)
New York,
NY 10020
TUESDAY
2:15 with Mark Tavani @ Ballantine
1745 Broadway (at 55th Street)
New York, NY 10019
4:00 with Stephen Morrow @ Dutton
375 Hudson Street
New York,
NY 10014
Stephen Barr
Writers House, LLC
21 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
From: Daniel Conaway
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 2:01 PM
To: Barrett Brown
Cc: greggatghc@gmail.com;
Stephen Barr
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: INSA is Latest Hacking Victim
Looks like we're going to be having seven publisher meetings--we're potentially shifting a thing or two around, but right now it
looks like a really busy day (five meets) monday and more relaxed on Tuesday (two)
Stephen, can you lay out the schedule w/ all the deets sometime later this afternoon, so Gregg and Barrett have all the specifics?
Also, SB, I'm not actually clear on where Public Affairs is, so can you find us a Starbucks nearby where we'll all meet up before hand?
Thanks--
Dan
Dan Conaway
Literary Agent
Writers House
From:
Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 1:42 PM
To: Daniel Conaway
Cc: greggatghc@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Fwd: FW: INSA is Latest Hacking Victim
Everything's off the record. I'm talking to him about NBC doing a story on one of the firms my group has been investigating;
it wouldn't involve any televised interviews with me, nor would my name come up.
Finishing up chapter outline; any news on the remaining publishers?
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Daniel Conaway <dconaway@writershouse.com> wrote:
Cool, but: Question is, is this on-the-record or off? And if he knows abt book, make sure that's OFF the record, cuz you want to control
how and when that info is released...
Re NBC, definitely want to be cagey about timing of serious interviews while we figure out timing of book...
Dan Conaway
Literary Agent
Writers House
From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
Hey Barrett- this is pretty amusing. You know who did this?
By the way, Ill be in New York next week and could meet midtown near 30 Rock with you and Grreg on Wednseday if you guys have time. We have a briefing from a top U.S. Cyber guy on Tuesday afternoon so would be interesting tto swap notes afterward. (IM told hes saying that some Anon guys are getting pissed off at what the Script Kiddies have bene doing and may even be going after them.)
Let me know your availability. Might even be able to take you up to see the brass at NBC.
Mike
From: Karen Nussle [mailto:KNussle@insaonline.org]
For Immediate Release
Friday, September 16, 2011
Contact: Karen Nussle, 202-449-8656, knussle@insaonline.org
INSA is Latest Hacking Victim
Days after releasing white paper on U.S. cyber intelligence, INSA computer system is compromised
ARLINGTON, VA - The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) acknowledged today that they have been the victim of a cyber attack. Late on Wednesday, September 14th, INSA leadership became aware that their computer system had been compromised and information contained in its membership database had been made public. Member information that was released included names, addresses, email addresses, and in some cases phone numbers. INSA does not keep any information regarding social security numbers, credit card numbers or passwords for its members so this information is not in jeopardy and was not released.
Ellen McCarthy, President of INSA commented, Due to the nature of our business, INSA takes security very seriously. We regularly review and take steps to ensure the security of our computer system and membership databases. We are outraged that someone finds it sporting to make private organizational data public, but we are not naïve. It is not a coincidence that this incident happened just two days after INSAs Cyber Security Council released a report documenting the need for government and the private sector to begin to work together to solve our nations cyber security vulnerabilities.
INSA continues to investigate the exact nature of this security breach and is taking steps to re-establish the security of its system. McCarthy further commented, We are working with INSA member companies, who represent the best in the field on security, to ensure that we are protected going forward and that this never happens again.
On Monday, September 12, the release of INSA Cyber Councils most recent white paper, Cyber Intelligence: Setting the Landscape for an Emerging Discipline was widely reported. This paper is part of a series of papers that discusses threats posed by evolving vulnerabilities within the cyber arena. Specifically, it documents how these emerging threats not only threaten economic and national security but also place individuals, as well as commercial, national and international markets at risk.
Terry Roberts, Chair of INSAs Cyber Council commented, The Cyber Intelligence white paper encourages the U.S. government to define and explore the cyber threat environment in order to better protect economic stability, national security and the cyber domain. The white paper recommends developing a strategy to protect against cyber attacks by clearly defining a cyber intelligence discipline that can produce intelligence that can be quickly and transparently shared amongst government agencies and with appropriate private and foreign partners. The goal is to have effective cyber intelligence that will enable a predictive, strategic, and cost effective warning cycle, protecting national and international critical infrastructure, telecommunications and other critical services and institutions from virtual threats.
Speaking about Wednesdays hacking incident, Ellen McCarthy further commented, This incident perfectly illustrates the needs outlined in our paper. Over 90% of the telecommunications infrastructure is held in the private sector. The question then becomes how does the government facilitate the sharing of threat information with the private sector in order to protect that infrastructure?
To obtain a copy of the Cyber Intelligence: Setting the Landscape for an Emerging Discipline or for more information, please visit www.insaonline.org.
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About INSA
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is the premier intelligence and national security organization that brings together the public, private and academic sectors to collaborate on the most challenging policy issues and solutions. As a non-profit, non-partisan, public-private organization, INSAs ultimate goal is to promote and recognize the highest standards within the national security and intelligence communities. INSA has over 150 corporate members and several hundred individual members who are leaders and senior executives throughout government, the private sector and academia. To learn more about INSA visit www.insaonline.org.
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