Although finctional, the numerous accounts of real events and references to real people will ring true with every member of. 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. Mark russinovich books list of books by author mark. Mark russinovich and mark minasi on cloud computing. This book has a really good plot and some scenes that actually brought about a reaction.
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. The same thesis is presented and even the character dynamics, and villains and support characters, are the same. Watch free ondemand recordings of marks toprated presentations from teched, build and other conferences on azure, security, windows troubleshooting, malware hunting. Although finctional, the numerous accounts of real events and references to real people will ring true with every member of the security community. 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. Russinovich is a popular speaker at industry conferences such as microsoft ignite, microsoft build and rsa conference. A technothriller for the malware and stuxnet era an airliners controls abruptly fail midflight over the atlantic. Assessing the top 5 cloud security threats with mark. I have told you about zero day back in december 2010, when i posted details about an interview that russinovich. 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. An oil tanker runs aground in japan when its navigati. Editions of zero day by mark russinovich goodreads. 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.
Microsoft windows servertm 2003, windows xp, and windows 2000 prodeveloper, and windows internals prodeveloper, and more on. The story fails to interest much after the stupid tv start to the book. From the perspective of the tightlycontrolled corporate giant that microsoft had become, russinovich was still a loose cannon. Jeff fears a more serious attack targeting the united states computer infrastructure is already under way. But there are some lighter books i think are worthy of consideration, too. 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. Mark russinovich, thriller writer and microsoft idea machine video meet the author it expert who thinks up fictional cyberthreats that mirror real life. Challenging anonymous is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. An oil tanker runs aground in japan when its navigational system suddenly stops dead. Mark russinovich on zero day and beyond redmondmag. 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. The first few chapters of zero day focus on a series of devastating attacks by a new breed of malware that is. See all books authored by mark russinovich, including microsoft windows internals. In the very beginning of the book there is an airplane scene.
Jan 10, 2011 zero day would almost be a better read, if it could be dismissed as fantasy. 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. Sep, 2012 trojan horse is mark russinovich second techno thriller. We can only hope that the threats of cyberterrorism can be countered. Marks webcasts windows sysinternals microsoft docs. Join microsoft and cybersecuritys brightest minds to discuss the industrys newest developments in security and compliance at rsa 2020. A jeff aiken novel jeff aiken series series by mark russinovich. Mar, 2011 im excited to announce that my first novel, a cyber thriller entitled zero day, is now available at all major book retailers. Mark russinovich works at microsoft in one of the seniormost technical positions. 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. The implication is that we are all too confident about our safety on the internet. Zero day has an interesting premise, but falls waaaaaay short in execution.
Aug 21, 2012 buy zero day jeff aiken reprint by russinovich, mark isbn. The result is a well written, fast paced thriller from an author who really knows his stuff. He was a cofounder of software producers winternals before it was acquired by microsoft in 2006. Book two comes along and basically rehashes that same point. 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. This similar intro was presented in zero day as well. They race against time to learn whos behind it and to stop it from happening. The top 5 cloud security threats presented by mark russinovich duration.
The lead characters bring their same combination of techie prowess and physicality to the story, and the adversaries are just as nefarious as ever. An airliners controls abruptly fail midflight over the atlantic. A zeroday threat is a threat that exploits an unknown computer security vulnerability. Zero day is a fun political thriller that shows computer security geeks saving the day. Mark russinovich is a cybersecurity expert who has turned his considerable knowledge into a very scary and tooplausible novel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To ask other readers questions about zero day, please sign up. Zero day by mark russinovich book trailer mark russinovich. 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. Mark eugene russinovich born december 22, 1966 is a spanishborn american software engineer who serves as cto of microsoft azure. The plot was excellent, the characterization was decent and most of the writing was pretty good. A number of the cybersecurity canon candidates ive discussed so far have been heavier reads.
Mark russinovich books list of books by author mark russinovich. 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. Microsofts mark russinovich and his rogue code zdnet. And for a book that relies so on computer code and offers so many way too many. Thanks to the seasonal holiday, i finally got around to reading rogue code, the third technothriller in the jeff aiken series.
Zero day and other stories with mark russinovich 45. 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. Ive just finished reading the book zero day by mark russinovich. Russinovich, however, knows what hes talking about. 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. Mark russinovich looks like an average corporate computer whiz, even though hes a technical fellow for microsoft. However, when the authors publicist contacted me about this and sent me some info on the book it piqued my interest. 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. 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. This is why rogue code was such a breath of moderately fresh air. This means that there is no known security fix because developers are oblivious to. And as other menacing computer malfunctions pop up.
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. A mustread for all americans and for those entrusted with our security and our survival. 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. Zero day by mark russinovich and johnny heller audiobook. If you are brave enough to try this one out, youll know what i mean. Considering the background of the author, the premise of zero day becomes even more compelling. 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. The only one you get to know a little in this book is the main male character. Read zero day a jeff aiken novel by mark russinovich available from rakuten kobo.
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 jeff aiken novel mark russinovich, howard schmidt isbn. May 24, 20 mark russinovich looks like an average corporate computer whiz, even though hes a technical fellow for microsoft. Buy zero day jeff aiken reprint by russinovich, mark isbn. Kindle store kindle ereader kopen gratis kindleleesapps engelse e books content en apparaten kindleondersteuning kindle store. Microsoft computer guru russinovichs first novel, a cautionary tale about the imminence of the great cyber attack to wipe out the internet, works. Book to screen in the news video interviews fully booked podcast. While working on this problem, jeff uncovers the larger threat.
And, if you are looking for some pretty good reading material for your next beach vacation, you could do a lot worse. Mark russinovich s zero day has been released to manufacturing, so to speak. Both are in a series of popular technothrillers, that have attracted praise from industry insiders such as mikko hypponen and daniel suarez. 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. Nelson demille while what mark wrote is fiction, the risks that he writes about eerily mirror many situations that we see. Part of what interested me in this book was mark s background. Whether or not youre a computer geek, zero day tells a compelling story. 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. Several seemingly unrelated incidents take place all over the world, all involving computer failures.
He gives us very scary and thought provoking scenes that show us, we are vulnerable behind a shadow of a doubt. Zero day is a treat for readers who enjoy cyber thrillers. Presented as an exciting fiction story, the narrative sweeps you along at a relentless pace, the characters. 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. Zero day is a book in the style of crichton and clancy, weaving technical fact into the story. As organizations continue to digitally transform, their operations become more datadriven and technologycentric, making these assets targets for cybercriminals. 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. My expectations were not met, but given that this is marks first novel i would say the. 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 book trojan horse could, in my opinion be a carbon copy of book 1, zero day.
Zero day, whilst occasionally well perhaps a lot over estimating threats does get some key messages through whilst providing a relatively entertaining plot. Mark russinovich s trojan horse is a solid novel of tech conflict that seems to be as plausible as his first zero day effort. Oct 10, 2014 its been a while since i read marks last book zero day, and i finally got a copy of the sequel. 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. A thoughtprovoking new short story from the acclaimed author of zero day and trojan horse. In it, russinovich describes the nature of cyber crime and how a cyber terrorism campaign might be launched against the us. Zero day is also the title of a novel by mark russinovich. Mark russinovichs zero day mark russinovich works at microsoft in the windows azure product team as a technical fellow, microsofts seniormost technical position. Mark has quite the imagination when it comes to these types of events and ideas. Mark russinovich is a cybersecurity expert who has turned his considerable knowledge into a very scary and too plausible novel. 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. 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. To this effect, mark russinovich, proves his mettle. The tall, thin, darkhaired software guru helps coworkers maintain successful.
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