RE: RE:

nice talking to you.. can you find me the best codebreaker nsa type

Depends on what you need.

Clint Hope is a good friend and he works for Bran Ferren and Danny Hillis and he consults with lots of folks.

I know a few Israelis... one in particular whose work I saw hacking into websites

I know some pretty decent hackers who even advise NSA. I have a good friend who attends Gadgetoff who is a computer security guru...

But John Markoff is friends with a bunch of folks with other complimentary skills.

Are we talking "codebreaking" precisely?

Yes less of programmer type more of encription de encription

Scnt from my iPhonc

Well... I have folks you can talk with..

You want: a consultant? Someone who knows lots of folks and can steer you to the most skilled person for your specific need?

Someone to make sure your stuff is secure? Someone to make sure someone ekes, um, is not?

just teach me theory.

Well.. you remember my crazy friend Pablos the Hacker (Paul Holman)... he's working for your associate Nathan Myhrvold... and he's pretty good.

Conversely, Mark Seiden is more of the gun-for-hire to thwart Pablos... and both these guys know what what and who is who.

I reached out to both without mentioning any names... and they're always accessible.

For more “hands on” stuff , I have a few Israeli friends who like nothing more than showing off their skills.

Dan