I am only one removed from the President of the United States HBGary

[Skip_In_Boulder]

For the WTF File


Original file: 15763
click here to show this e-mail with HTML markup
From: Greg Hoglund <[e-mail]>
To: "Penny C. Hoglund" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:47:45 -0700
Subject: Here is what I feel like sending to Jeff
click here to show full headers
Full headers
-----
mime-version: 1.0
received: by 10.213.12.195 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:47:45 -0700 (PDT)
date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:47:45 -0700
delivered-to: [e-mail]
message-id: <[e-mail]>
subject: Here is what I feel like sending to Jeff
from: Greg Hoglund <[e-mail]>
to: "Penny C. Hoglund" <[e-mail]>
content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015174c18c6a64ace048a38e449
Attachments: This e-mail does not have any attachments.
Penny,
I feel like sending this to Jeff, but I haven't.

snip -->


So, why is it exactly you cancel HBGary's training on memory and malware RE,
and allow Halvar and Jamie?

HBGary has a full time curriculum developer, the training is more advanced
than Jamie's, includes printed materials, review, and CPE credits - a
professional program funded by the Dept. of Homeland Security, and includes
all the analysis software for free. Jamie, on the other hand, has no
outside validation and is 100% funded by a commercial vendor called
Mandiant, and his training is only a clever marketing ploy to get Mandiant
more consulting work. I thought you wanted to get away from vendors? Halvar,
too, is peddling his software which, after support, costs __almost exactly__
the same as HbGary's flagship Responder product - the very same we are
giving away __for free__ with the training course at Blackhat. Again, why
does Halvar get to stay and HBGary gets axed? I have multiple RE's on staff
who easily outclass Halvar and who also want to train the class at BH - we
have expertise in areas that Halvar has zero experience in - mostly in field
stuff that a researcher at a desk can never know. Our people over here have
done this work since the 90's for the intel community and some even have
medals awarded to them for their work in this area. I know that you really
like Halvar and so do I, but I have known you longer and I thought we had a
solid relationship. Maybe you don't know or don't think about this, but I
have really advanced in my career since I gave that first talk at BH so many
years ago - I am only one removed from the President of the United States, I
know multiple decision makers in both major intelligence community
organizations, and my company has software installed in about 1/4 of all
fortune 500 companies. The FBI and Secret Service have both standardized on
my software for physical memory. When you cancelled by training, the very
next day I had customers asking me why they couldn't sign up for the black
hat training. I think somewhere along the line you got disconnected from
who I really am, Jeff, and I really want you back. I know you are busy with
the "world of blackhat" but stick your head out for a moment - I am a
serious bad ass right now and I'm not sure you realize that.



-Greg

[nebenaube]

1. So...

they specialize in TSR type malware... hmmm...

[Poboy]

2. Recommend!

[northoftheborder]

3. ?

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. " I am a serious badass right now"

And now, thanks to Anonymous, you are simply an ass! Pride goeth before the fall!

[sabrina 1]

6. Lol! An ass is right.

But, was this just fantasy on his part, or was he telling the truth about the intel community?

Hard to say, but either way, thank the gods for Anonymous!

[Luminous Animal]

5. Kick.