Subject: intel industry book
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 10/10/11, 14:52
To: Vernon.Joyner@qinetiq-na.com

Vernon-

Thanks for considering my request. As I noted on the phone, I'm looking into the intelligence contracting industry in general. Although I'm interested in things like Cinder and would like to learn more about how companies like yours are contributing to such things, I realize you probably can't talk about individual projects your firm has been involved in. But I'm also interested in dangerous capabilities, such as those involving disinformation or persona management, that are being pursued by several firms such as HBGary, which I understand provided you with some technical assistance on Cinder, as well as Booz Allen, Mantech, etc. If you'd have any interest in talking to me about any of that, you could do so off the record or on background. You can even send me info from a dummy e-mail account, which is an offer a couple others in the industry have taken me up on so that they can speak freely about issues that concern them. And if you have any comment about the HBGary folks in particular - and you may have received the forwarded e-mail I sent you from Aaron Barr's haul that Anonymous seized in February - I'd be especially interested in hearing it.

Thanks again for your time.

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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302