Both are in a series of popular technothrillers, that have attracted praise from industry insiders such as mikko hypponen and daniel suarez. In the midwest, a nuclear power plant nearly becomes the next chernobyl when its cooling systems. He is also author of the popular sysinternals tools. Nelson demille while what mark wrote is fiction, the risks that he writes about eerily mirror many situations that we see. Zero day has been inducted into the cybersecurity canon zero day is now part of the collection of books recognized as ones everyone interested in cybersecurity should read.
Zero day is also the title of a novel by mark russinovich, a technical fellow at microsoft and the author of sysinternals tools and the windows internals series of books microsoft press, 2009. Zero day by mark russinovich, 9781250007308, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ex cia agent jeff aiken and dhs cybersecurity expert daryl haugen investigate random computer failures around the world and soon realize from clues in the vi. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Considering the background of the author, the premise of zero day becomes even more compelling. Mark russinovich works at microsoft as a technical fellow, microsofts seniormost technical position. Jan 18, 2011 zero day, novel by mark russinovich anyone who has been around for a while has heard about mark russinovich and sysinternals.
A cofounder of winternals, he joined microsoft when the company was acquired in 2006. The title of this book is zero day and it was written by mark russinovich, howard schmidt foreword. Whether or not youre a computer geek, zero day tells a compelling story with thrills and chills to entertain you. Martins griffin and has a total of 336 pages in the book. Zero day presents a chilling what if scenario that. Mark russinovich works at microsoft in one of the seniormost technical positions. Presented as an exciting fiction story, the narrative sweeps you along at a relentless pace, the characters and writing are excellent, and the story itself is great. Russinovich is coauthor for several books in the windows internals book series, as well as a contributing editor for technet magazine and windows it. In the very beginning of the book there is an airplane scene. The book is split into three sections, including a first one which alternates chapters between the time of ellies disappearance and the present and a second section that begins as laurel. Via his first tweet, mark announced his soontobeavailable novel, zero day. In russinovichs wellcrafted third jeff aiken novel after 2012. This book has a really good plot and some scenes that actually brought about a reaction.
Zero day by mark russinovich is a recommended read for the technicallyinspired and especially for those with an interest in security. Now theres a novel about highfrequency trading publishers weekly on rogue code. I can only hope that zero day makes it to movie form and the director cares about my opinion. Several seemingly unrelated incidents take place all over the world, all involving computer failures. Mark russinovichs zero day mark russinovich works at microsoft in the windows azure product team as a technical fellow, microsofts seniormost technical position. Mark russinovich is a cybersecurity expert who has turned his considerable knowledge into a very scary and tooplausible novel. Written by a global authority on cyber security, zero day presents a chilling what if scenario that, in a world completely reliant on technology, is more than possible todayits a cataclysmic disaster just waiting to happen. A jeff aiken novel jeff aiken series series by mark russinovich. Read an excerpt from the novel, and learn more about the book and author at the zero day website and blog. Mark russinovich books list of books by mark russinovich. May 02, 2011 ex cia agent jeff aiken and dhs cybersecurity expert daryl haugen investigate random computer failures around the world and soon realize from clues in the vi. Mark russinovich books list of books by author mark. Mar 15, 2011 in zero day, mark russinovich gives us a frightening glimpse of a realistic scenario a concerted cyber attack on western infrastructure thats all too easy to believe. Russinovich works for microsoft and is a leading expert on cybersecurity.
Mark russinovich is a cybersecurity expert who has turned his considerable knowledge into a very scary and too plausible novel. Zero day, novel by mark russinovich windows 7 help forums. An oil tanker runs aground in japan when its navigational system suddenly stops dead. Ex cia agent jeff aiken and dhs cybersecurity expert daryl haugen investigate random computer failures around the world and soon realize.
A jeff aiken novel jeff aiken series book 1 and millions of other books. This is shaping up to be a banner year for cybersecurity news of all stripes. In zero day, mark russinovich gives us a frightening glimpse of a realistic scenario a concerted cyber attack on western infrastructure thats all too easy to believe. He is author of the novels zero day and trojan horse, the. An airliners controls abruptly fail midflight over the atlantic. Mark russinovich has 15 books on goodreads with 19000 ratings. This book will be published by thomas dunne books on march 15, 2011. Russinovichs novels zero day foreword by howard schmidt and trojan horse foreword by kevin mitnick were published by thomas dunne books on march 15, 2011 and september 4, 2012. He is coauthor of the windows internals book series, a ontributing editor for technet magazine, and a senior contributing editor for windows it pro magazine. Zero day, novel by mark russinovich anyone who has been around for a while has heard about mark russinovich and sysinternals.
Drawing on his experience as a microsoft bigwig and cybersecurity expert, russinovich raises a cautionary red flag with his first novel, which exposes the failure of governments and corporations to take the necessary steps to protect their computer systems. See all books authored by mark russinovich, including zero day, and microsoft windows internals. Microsoft windows servertm 2003, windows xp, and windows 2000 prodeveloper, and more on. May 17, 2011 a cyberthriller by a real deal software genius, mark russinovich, zero day is blurbed by bill gates. Zero day by mark russinovich overdrive rakuten overdrive. A mustread for all americans and for those entrusted with our security and our survival. A sequel is in the works called trojan horse and is planned for a september release with a focus on statesponsored cyberespionage. Only jeff aiken, a former government analyst, can see the pattern in the seemingly random computer malfunctions sweeping the country. Presented as an exciting fiction story, the narrative sweeps you along at a relentless pace, the characters. A cyberthriller by a real deal software genius, mark russinovich, zero day is blurbed by bill gates. Executive summary i recommend this book for the casual reader that is interested in cyber security topics. Mark russinovich books list of books by author mark russinovich. He is author of the novels zero day and trojan horse, the popular sysinternals tools, coauthor of the windows internals book series, a contributing editor for technet magazine, and a senior contributing editor for windows it pro magazine. Author info mark russinovich works at microsoft as a technical fellow, microsofts seniormost technical position.
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