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. Russinovich is a popular speaker at industry conferences such as microsoft ignite, microsoft build and rsa conference. Im excited to announce that my first novel, a cyber thriller entitled zero day, is now available at all major book retailers. Author info mark russinovich works at microsoft as a technical fellow, microsofts seniormost technical position. Mark russinovich works at microsoft as a technical fellow, microsofts seniormost technical position. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Russinovich was born in salamanca, spain and was raised in birmingham, alabama, united states, until he was 15, when he moved. Zero day, by longtime security researcher mark russinovich. He joined the company when microsoft acquired winternals software, which he confounded in 1996. Operation desolation was published just before trojan horse and takes place 1 year after the events of zero day. In russinovich s wellcrafted third jeff aiken novel after.
Russinovich works for microsoft and is a leading expert on cybersecurity. Zero day series book 1 mark russinovich author howard schmidt author of introduction, etc. Challenging anonymous is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Zero day is a book in the style of crichton and clancy, weaving technical fact into the story. In this session, russinovich explains the scenario, tools, and. In the first book zero day we meet jeff aiken a forensics specialist that runs his own company where he travels from client to client helping them. Zero day by mark russinovich the big thrill the big thrill.
Mark eugene russinovich born december 22, 1966 is a spanishborn american software. A thoughtprovoking new short story from the acclaimed author of zero day and trojan horse. You can find out more and preorder on the zero day web site and ive started a zero day blog there that will focus exclusively on book and cybersecurity news and tips. An oil tanker runs aground in japan when its navigational system suddenly stops dead. A jeff aiken novel jeff aiken series book 3 by mark russinovich. An oil tanker runs aground in japan when its navigati. This one and the sequel called trojan horse that he published in 2012. Mark russinovich works at microsoft in one of the seniormost technical positions. One of the reasons i started this blog was to talk about novels that do this very thing.
Mark russinovich is a technical fellow in windows azure, microsofts cloud operating system group. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zero day. Mark russinovich isnt a goodreads author yet, but they do have a blog, so here are some.
Considering the background of the author, the premise of zero day becomes even more compelling. In the very beginning of the book there is an airplane scene. He has authored several nonfiction and fiction books, including the microsoft press windows internals book series, troubleshooting with the sysinternals tools, as well as fictional cybersecurity thrillers zero day, trojan. I can only hope that zero day makes it to movie form and the director cares about my opinion. If you like the sysinternals tools, the articles i post on this blog, are interested. Ive published a blog post detailing all new features here.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Russinovich wrote livekd, a utility included with the book inside windows 2000. Discover book depositorys huge selection of mark russinovich books online. I keep abreast of the latest events and trends by reading professional journals, news sites, blogs and books. Mark russinovich books list of books by author mark. Written by a global authority on cyber security, zero day presents a chilling what if scenario. Announcing trojan horse, the novel, by mark russinovich, mark russinovich s blog, 8 may 2012, last visited 6 february 20. A jeff aiken novel jeff aiken series series by mark russinovich. Last year, mark russinovich published the cyber thriller zero day.
Mark russinovich is a cybersecurity expert who has turned his considerable knowledge into a very scary and tooplausible novel. Zero day by mark russinovich book trailer duration. A nonfiction view mark russinovich last year, mark russinovich published the cyber thriller zero day. Book to screen in the news video interviews fully booked podcast. Several seemingly unrelated incidents take place all over the world, all involving computer failures. He was a cofounder of software producers winternals before it was acquired by microsoft in 2006. Mark russinovich s technical blog covering topics such as windows troubleshooting, technologies and security. A jeff aiken novel jeff aiken series book 1 kindle edition by russinovich, mark, howard schmidt. Its two years after the zero day attacks, and cybersecurity analyst jeff aiken is reaping the rewards for crippling alqaidas assault on the computer infrastructure of. He is also author of the popular sysinternals tools. A number of the cybersecurity canon candidates ive discussed so far have been heavier reads. In russinovich s wellcrafted third jeff aiken novel after 2012. I caught up with mark this week while he is busy promoting his novel and. But there are some lighter books i think are worthy of consideration, too.
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. A cyberthriller by a real deal software genius, mark russinovich, zero day is blurbed by bill gates. Mark russinovich takes it one step further to show how their grip on. Now theres a novel about highfrequency trading publishers weekly on rogue code. Zero day by mark russinovich book trailer cosproductions. A mustread for all americans and for those entrusted with our security and our survival. This book has a really good plot and some scenes that actually brought about a reaction. See all books authored by mark russinovich, including zero day, and microsoft windows internals. An airliners controls abruptly fail midflight over the atlantic. The title of this book is zero day and it was written by mark russinovich, howard schmidt foreword. Read an excerpt from the novel, and learn more about the book and author at the zero day website and blog. 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.
Learn more about the books zero day and trojan horse by author mark russinovich. Martins griffin and has a total of 336 pages in the book. Editions of zero day by mark russinovich goodreads. That gives him an excellent background to weave a story of suspense about a hidden cyber code written by hackers and used by terrorists. Read zero day a jeff aiken novel by mark russinovich available from rakuten kobo. Its two years after the zero day attacks, and cybersecurity analyst jeff aiken is reaping the rewards for crippling alqaidas assault on the computer infrastructure of the western world. Microsoft azure, author of novels rogue code, zero day and trojan horse, windows internals, sysinternals utilities. Internals and the sysinternals administrators reference, both from microsoft press, authored the cyberthriller zero day. Microsoft windows servertm 2003, windows xp, and windows 2000 prodeveloper, and more on. This book will be published by thomas dunne books on march 15, 2011. Russinovich coauthored windows internals and the sysinternals administrators reference, both from microsoft press, authored the cyberthriller zero day, is a contributing russinovich is a widely recognized expert in windows operating system internals as well as operating system architecture and design.
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