Synopses & Reviews
Its two years post-Zero Day, and former government analyst Jeff Aiken is reaping the rewards for crippling al-Qaidas attack on the computer infrastructure of the Western world. His cyber - security company is flourishing, and his relationship with Daryl Haugen intensifies when she becomes a part of his team.
But the West is under the Easts greatest threat yet. The Stuxnet virus that successfully subverted Irans nuclear defense program for years is being rapidly identified and defeated, and Stuxnets creators are stressed to develop a successor. As Jeff and Daryl struggle to stay together, theyre summoned to disarm the attack of a revolutionary, invisible trojan that alters data without leaving a trace. As the trojan penetrates Western intelligence, the terrifying truth about Iran is revealed, and Jeff and Daryl find themselves running a desperate race against time to reverse it - while the fate of both East and West hangs in the balance.
Like Zero Day, Trojan Horse is a thrilling suspense story, a sober warning from one of the worlds leading experts on cyber-security, Microsofts Technology Fellow, Mark Russinovich. Trojan Horse demystifies the dangerously realistic threat of a cyber-terrorism attack on the Western world, while chronicling the lengths through which one man and will go to stop it.
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"To IT folks, Mark is every bit a hero as Wozniak, Gates or Ken Olsen."--Doug Barney, Redmond Mag "Russinovich scares us all in this techno thriller that gets the details right!"--Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer, F-Secure Corporation "Scarily plausible."--Library Journal
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Praise for Mark Russinovich "To IT folks, Mark is every bit a hero as Wozniak, Gates or Ken Olsen."—Doug Barney,
Redmond Mag "Russinovich scares us all in this techno thriller that gets the details right!"
—Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer, F-Secure Corporation "Scarily plausible."—
Library Journal "Top-notch geek lit."—
Kirkus Reviews “Russinovich works for Microsoft and understands the world of computer software. Hes able to convey complex technical information in easy-to-understand terms. Thrills and strong characters add to the fun. Fans of Daniel Suarez and other technothriller scribes should add Russinovich to their reading lists.”
—Booklist
Synopsis
In Mark Russinovich's Trojan Horse, cybersecurity analysts Jeff Aiken and Daryl Haugen find themselves caught in the middle of a battle between international forces. A new form of Stuxnet, the game-changing virus created by the C.I.A. and Mossad, is about to be unleashed. But another major international power wants to stop the American/Israeli program from ever seeing the light of day. To do so, they have developed an insidious new Trojan Horse virus that could upend international politics. And discovering it could cost Jeff and Daryl their lives.
Synopsis
Its two years after the Zero Day attacks, and cyber-security analyst Jeff Aiken is reaping the rewards for crippling Al-Qaidas assault on the computer infrastructure of the Western world. His company is flourishing, and his relationship with former government agent Daryl Haugen has intensified since she became a part of his team.
But the West is under its greatest threat yet. A revolutionary, invisible trojan that alters data without leaving a trace---more sophisticated than any virus seen before---has been identified, roiling international politics. Jeff and Daryl are summoned to root it out and discover its source. As the trojan penetrates Western intelligence, and the terrifying truth about its creator is revealed, Jeff and Daryl find themselves in a desperate race to reverse it as the fate of both East and West hangs in the balance.
A thrilling suspense story and a sober warning from one of the worlds leading experts on cyber-security, Trojan Horse exposes the already widespread use of international cyber-espionage as a powerful and dangerous weapon, and the lengths to which one man will go to stop it.
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The West is under its greatest threat yet in Mark Russinovich's
Trojan Horse. A revolutionary, invisible computer virus that alters data without leaving a trace—more sophisticated than any seen before—has been identified within the computers of the United Nations, roiling international politics. Cybersecurity analysts Jeff Aiken and Daryl Haugen are summoned to root it out and discover its source.
As the virus penetrates Western intelligence, and the terrifying truth about its creator is revealed, Jeff and Daryl find themselves in a desperate race to reverse it as the fate of both East and West hangs in the balance.
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About the Author
MARK RUSSINOVICH works at Microsoft as a Technical Fellow, Microsofts senior-most technical position. A cofounder of Winternals, he joined Microsoft when the company was acquired in 2006. He is author of the popular Sysinternals tools as well as coauthor of the Windows Internals book series, a contributing editor for TechNet Magazine, and a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro Magazine. His first Jeff Aiken novel, Zero Day, was published in 2011. He lives in Washington State.
Learn more at www.trojanhorsethebook.com.