I have told you about zero day back in december 2010, when i posted details about an interview that russinovich. Russinovich is a popular speaker at industry conferences such as microsoft ignite, microsoft build and rsa conference. Mark has a lot of history in infosec and that does come through in the book, the problem in this genre is that those with infosec knowledge will always be disappointed with a lack of. He was a cofounder of software producers winternals before it was acquired by microsoft in 2006.
Book to screen in the news video interviews fully booked podcast. Join microsoft and cybersecuritys brightest minds to discuss the industrys newest developments in security and compliance at rsa 2020. The result is a well written, fast paced thriller from an author who really knows his stuff. From the perspective of the tightlycontrolled corporate giant that microsoft had become, russinovich was still a loose cannon. Mark russinovich works at microsoft in one of the seniormost technical positions. In it, russinovich describes the nature of cyber crime and how a cyber terrorism campaign might be launched against the us. In the very beginning of the book there is an airplane scene.
Whether or not youre a computer geek, zero day tells a compelling story. Mark russinovich, thriller writer and microsoft idea machine video meet the author it expert who thinks up fictional cyberthreats that mirror real life. Marks webcasts windows sysinternals microsoft docs. The same thesis is presented and even the character dynamics, and villains and support characters, are the same. Mark russinovich on zero day and beyond redmondmag.
If you are a windows userdeveloper then the name mark russinovich might seem familiar to you, mark is of course the guy who started sysinternals, he discovered the sony rootkit on. The lead characters bring their same combination of techie prowess and physicality to the story, and the adversaries are just as nefarious as ever. If you like the sysinternals tools, the articles i post on this blog, are interested. Russinovich s 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. Nov, 2014 we caught up with mark russinovich, chief technology officer of microsoft azure, to find out a bit about what he talked about at ipexpo this year plus his thoughts on cloud security and ethical hacking as well what he feels the future of the cloud will be and how the iot will impact this. Security researchers describe a zeroday threat as a malware threat capable of.
I love my geek friends and most of us have large egos that make us believe we are way more important than we really are, but most of. They race against time to learn whos behind it and to stop it from happening. This is the first fiction book that has computers and technology at the heart of it where i didnt angrily shout to the invisible. A zeroday threat is a threat that exploits an unknown computer security vulnerability. Mark russinovich s trojan horse is a solid novel of tech conflict that seems to be as plausible as his first zero day effort.
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. Although finctional, the numerous accounts of real events and references to real people will ring true with every member of. The story fails to interest much after the stupid tv start to the book. And as other menacing computer malfunctions pop up. Zero day is also the title of a novel by mark russinovich. What makes mark russinovichs first book zero day fascinating is the realistic scenario of a computer attack, made uniquely possible by marks extensive computer expertise. The tall, thin, darkhaired software guru helps coworkers maintain successful. This book has a really good plot and some scenes that actually brought about a reaction.
Buy zero day jeff aiken reprint by russinovich, mark isbn. 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. Zero day by mark russinovich books hachette australia. Microsofts mark russinovich and his rogue code zdnet. Mark eugene russinovich born december 22, 1966 is a spanishborn american software engineer who serves as cto of microsoft azure. But there are some lighter books i think are worthy of consideration, too.
Mark russinovich on zero day and computer security this episode of herding code the guys talk to mark russinovich about his new book zero day, modern malware like stuxnet, his experiences discovering the sony rootkit, sysinternals tools, and computer security in general. To ask other readers questions about zero day, please sign up. Mark russinovich, cto of azure, microsoft spoke about the companys open source journey of more than 10 years and the significant and growing contributions to open source projects ever since. Zero day, by longtime security researcher mark russinovich, is one of them. Zero day by mark russinovich and johnny heller audiobook. 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.
The term is derived from the age of the exploit, which takes place before or on the first or zeroth day of a developers awareness of the exploit or bug. Microsoft windows servertm 2003, windows xp, and windows 2000 prodeveloper, and windows internals prodeveloper, and more on. The author, mark russinovich, is a technical fellow at microsoft, author of several operating system internals books, and a contributing editor to several tech magazines. Library journal zero day by mark russinovich paints a chilling picture of what might happen if hackers lose interest in stealing credit cards and become more focused on cyberterrorism.
Zero day is a debut novel for author mark russinovich. Zero day is a book in the style of crichton and clancy, weaving technical fact into the story. Microsoft computer guru russinovichs first novel, a cautionary tale about the imminence of the great cyber attack to wipe out the internet, works. Mark russinovich is a cybersecurity expert who has turned his considerable knowledge into a very scary and tooplausible novel. This means that there is no known security fix because developers are oblivious to.
The plot was excellent, the characterization was decent and most of the writing was pretty good. Jan 10, 2011 zero day would almost be a better read, if it could be dismissed as fantasy. Mark has a lot of history in infosec and that does come through in the book, the problem in this genre is that those with infosec knowledge will always be disappointed with a lack of detail, and those with no background will often get confused. We can only hope that the threats of cyberterrorism can be countered. This is why rogue code was such a breath of moderately fresh air. Mark russinovichs zero day mark russinovich works at microsoft in the windows azure product team as a technical fellow, microsofts seniormost technical position. Zero day has an interesting premise, but falls waaaaaay short in execution. However, when the authors publicist contacted me about this and sent me some info on the book it piqued my interest. Mark russinovich books list of books by author mark.
Trojan horse like any followup action story, the main challenges for russinovich here were to develop the main characters, introduce new characters, angles and plotlines, and also developincrease the action. Aug 21, 2012 buy zero day jeff aiken reprint by russinovich, mark isbn. Part of what interested me in this book was mark s background. Thanks to the seasonal holiday, i finally got around to reading rogue code, the third technothriller in the jeff aiken series. Zero day is a treat for readers who enjoy cyber thrillers. To this effect, mark russinovich, proves his mettle. Assessing the top 5 cloud security threats with mark.
Feb 11, 2015 in this weeks show jeremy chapman is joined by cyber security expert and author, mark russinovich, to assess the most frequently heard cloud security threats. A thoughtprovoking new short story from the acclaimed author of zero day and trojan horse. He gives us very scary and thought provoking scenes that show us, we are vulnerable behind a shadow of a doubt. Mar 15, 2011 zero day, whilst occasionally well perhaps a lot over estimating threats does get some key messages through whilst providing a relatively entertaining plot. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The realistic portrayals of researching, developing, and ultimately defending the internet from a malicious zero day attack will appeal to every corner of the it community. If you have a question about a topic in any of these webcasts, please visit the sysinternals forum for answers and help from other users and our moderators. See all books authored by mark russinovich, including microsoft windows internals. A technothriller for the malware and stuxnet era an airliners controls abruptly fail midflight over the atlantic. Mark russinovich is a cybersecurity expert who has turned his considerable knowledge into a very scary and too plausible novel. Both are in a series of popular technothrillers, that have attracted praise from industry insiders such as mikko hypponen and daniel suarez. My expectations were not met, but given that this is marks first novel i would say the. Russinovich, however, knows what hes talking about. As organizations continue to digitally transform, their operations become more datadriven and technologycentric, making these assets targets for cybercriminals.
The second book avoids delving into the details to the same extent, losing the main attraction and making the novice fiction writers weaknesses more jarring. Mark russinovich books list of books by author mark russinovich. And, if you are looking for some pretty good reading material for your next beach vacation, you could do a lot worse. While working on this problem, jeff uncovers the larger threat. Mark russinovich s zero day has been released to manufacturing, so to speak. Editions of zero day by mark russinovich goodreads. Oct 10, 2014 its been a while since i read marks last book zero day, and i finally got a copy of the sequel. Mar, 2011 im excited to announce that my first novel, a cyber thriller entitled zero day, is now available at all major book retailers. Ive just finished reading the book zero day by mark russinovich.
An airliners controls abruptly fail midflight over the atlantic. Zero day and other stories with mark russinovich 45. A number of the cybersecurity canon candidates ive discussed so far have been heavier reads. Although finctional, the numerous accounts of real events and references to real people will ring true with every member of the security community. A jeff aiken novel mark russinovich, howard schmidt isbn. The only one you get to know a little in this book is the main male character. And for a book that relies so on computer code and offers so many way too many. Several seemingly unrelated incidents take place all over the world, all involving computer failures. A jeff aiken novel jeff aiken series series by mark russinovich.
This similar intro was presented in zero day as well. Nelson demille while what mark wrote is fiction, the risks that he writes about eerily mirror many situations that we see. The implication is that we are all too confident about our safety on the internet. May 24, 20 mark russinovich looks like an average corporate computer whiz, even though hes a technical fellow for microsoft. A mustread for all americans and for those entrusted with our security and our survival.
Mark has a lot of history in infosec and that does come through in the book, the problem in this genre is that those with infosec knowledge will always be disappointed with a lack of detail, and those with no background will often get confused by the tech lingo. 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. Zero day by mark russinovich book trailer mark russinovich. Presented as an exciting fiction story, the narrative sweeps you along at a relentless pace, the characters. Mark is a technical fellow in the platform and services division at microsoft, he is very well known in the information technology arena as an expert in security, operating systems. Book two comes along and basically rehashes that same point. Mark russinovich and mark minasi on cloud computing. Watch free ondemand recordings of marks toprated presentations from teched, build and other conferences on azure, security, windows troubleshooting, malware hunting. Challenging anonymous is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Read zero day a jeff aiken novel by mark russinovich available from rakuten kobo. Sep, 2012 trojan horse is mark russinovich second techno thriller. An oil tanker runs aground in japan when its navigational system suddenly stops dead. May 03, 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 viruses they discover that they are part. The first few chapters of zero day focus on a series of devastating attacks by a new breed of malware that is.
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. Mark has quite the imagination when it comes to these types of events and ideas. An oil tanker runs aground in japan when its navigati. Zero day is a fun political thriller that shows computer security geeks saving the day. Mark russinovich looks like an average corporate computer whiz, even though hes a technical fellow for microsoft. Jeff fears a more serious attack targeting the united states computer infrastructure is already under way. Praised for his combination of realworld technology and quickpaced action, with rogue code mark russinovich delivers an intense thriller about a cyber threat that seems all too possibleand the wall street traders who might allow it to happen. If you are brave enough to try this one out, youll know what i mean. The top 5 cloud security threats presented by mark russinovich duration.
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