Book
Zero day / Mark Russinovich ; foreword by Howard A. Schmidt.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312612467 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 328 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, c2011.
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| Subject: | Cyberterrorism > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Suspense fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Russi | 31681002245355 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Seeing disturbing patterns in a series of apparent computer errors that have triggered dangerous accidents and near misses, former government analyst Jeff Aiken realizes that a cataclysmic attack of international proportions is in the making. A first novel. 25,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"Over the Atlantic, an airliner's controls suddenly stop reacting. In Japan, an oil tanker runs aground when its navigational system fails. An in the Midwest, a nuclear power plant nearly becomes the next Chernobyl. At first, these computer failures seemunrelated. But Jeff Aiken, a former government analyst who saw the mistakes made before 9/11, fears that there may be a more serious attack coming. And he soon realizes that there isn't much time if he hopes to stop an international disaster. Zero Day presents a chilling "what if" scenario written in the vein of Richard A. Clarke and Daniel Suarez"-- - Baker & Taylor
Seeing disturbing patterns in a series of apparent computer errors that have triggered dangerous accidents and near misses, former government analyst Jeff Aiken realizes that a cataclysmic attack of international proportions is in the making. - McMillan Palgrave
An airliner's controls abruptly fail mid-flight over the Atlantic. An oil tanker runs aground in Japan when its navigational system suddenly stops dead. Hospitals everywhere have to abandon their computer databases when patients die after being administered incorrect dosages of their medicine. In the Midwest, a nuclear power plant nearly becomes the next Chernobyl when its cooling systems malfunction.
At first, these random computer failures seem like unrelated events. But Jeff Aiken, a former government analyst who quit in disgust after witnessing the gross errors that led up to 9/11, thinks otherwise. Jeff fears a more serious attack targeting the United States computer infrastructure is already under way. And as other menacing computer malfunctions pop up around the world, some with deadly results, he realizes that there isn't much time if he hopes to prevent an international catastrophe.
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 today---it's a cataclysmic disaster just waiting to happen.
