Book description
A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.
“Immensely enjoyable . . . Zetter turns…
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1 author picked Countdown to Zero Day as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This isn’t just the story of the first cyberweapon ever launched by one country against another; it’s actually two detective stories woven together.
I loved how Zetter blends the stories of the cybersecurity companies trying to figure out how it was discovered and what the cyberweapon did, together with the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency to track down the weird anomalies popping up in Iran’s nuclear program.
This book is a lot like The Godfather in terms of storytelling. You don’t need to know what a “Zero Day” is to get something out of it.
From George's list on books on cybersecurity that anyone can understand.
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