RE: Fwd: FW: INSA is Latest Hacking Victim

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, 57^th Street at Eighth Avenue), so the Starbucks on the corner of 54^th and Broadway sounds like a safe bet to me, yes?

I’ll 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

(917) 849-6005

11:00 AM with Tom Mayer @ Norton

500 Fifth Avenue (at 43^rd Street)
New York, NY 10110

(212) 790-4387

2:00 with Yaniv Soha @ St. Martin’s Press

175 Fifth Avenue (at 23^rd Street)

New York, NY 10010

(646) 307-5661

3:30 with Matthew Benjamin @ Touchstone

1230 Avenue of the Americas (at 49^th Street)
New York, NY 10020

(212) 698-7382

4:30 with Alessandra Bastagli @ Free Press

1230 Avenue of the Americas (at 49^th Street)
New York, NY 10020

(212) 698-7508

TUESDAY

2:15 with Mark Tavani @ Ballantine

1745 Broadway (at 55^th Street)

New York, NY 10019

(212) 782-8261

4:00 with Stephen Morrow @ Dutton

375 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014

(212) 366-2202

Stephen Barr

Writers House, LLC

21 West 26th Street

New York, NY 10010

212-685-2400 x 140

sbarr@writershouse.com

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]
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 01:13 PM
To: Anonymous <greggatghc@gmail.com>; Daniel Conaway
Subject: Fwd: FW: INSA is Latest Hacking Victim

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From: Isikoff, Michael (NBCUniversal) <Michael.Isikoff@nbcuni.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Subject: FW: INSA is Latest Hacking Victim
To: Barrett Brown <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

c 202-258-2535

From: Karen Nussle [mailto:KNussle@insaonline.org]
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 11:52 AM
Subject: INSA is Latest Hacking Victim

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 14^th, 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 INSA’s 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 Council’s 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 INSA’s 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 Wednesday’s 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, INSA’s 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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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302