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Countdown to Zero Day
- Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 13 hrs
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Summary
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 a complicated and technical cyber story into an engrossing whodunit.”—The Washington Post
The virus now known as Stuxnet was unlike any other piece of malware built before: Rather than simply hijacking targeted computers or stealing information from them, it proved that a piece of code could escape the digital realm and wreak actual, physical destruction—in this case, on an Iranian nuclear facility.
In these chapters, journalist Kim Zetter tells the whole story behind the world’s first cyberweapon, covering its genesis in the corridors of the White House and its effects in Iran—and telling the spectacular, unlikely tale of the security geeks who managed to unravel a top secret sabotage campaign years in the making.
But Countdown to Zero Day also ranges beyond Stuxnet itself, exploring the history of cyberwarfare and its future, showing us what might happen should our infrastructure be targeted by a Stuxnet-style attack, and ultimately, providing a portrait of a world at the edge of a new kind of war.
Critic reviews
“An authoritative account of Stuxnet’s spread and discovery . . . [delivers] a sobering message about the vulnerability of the systems—train lines, water-treatment plants, electricity grids—that make modern life possible.”—Economist
“Exhaustively researched . . . Zetter gives a full account of this ‘hack of the century,’ as the operation has been called, [but] the book goes well beyond its ostensible subject to offer a hair-raising introduction to the age of cyber warfare.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Part detective story, part scary-brilliant treatise on the future of warfare . . . an ambitious, comprehensive, and engrossing book that should be required reading for anyone who cares about the threats that America—and the world—are sure to be facing over the coming years.”—Kevin Mitnick, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost in the Wires and The Art of Intrusion
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- Matt Jackson
- 06-05-15
Intriguing from the first minute
Where does Countdown to Zero Day rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Hanging off every word for the whole duration, perfectly delivered.
What did you like best about this story?
The way it tells you the accounts from various perspectives helps you get a worldwide view of the story as it goes along.
Have you listened to any of Joe Ochman’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Never.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
No.
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- John
- 26-05-21
Great read!
Have you ever came across a news article and thought, "how on earth did that not start a war?! How was this not headline news all over the whole globe?". This is exactly that. The implications of this type of warfare are truly terrifying.
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- Glyn Cash
- 18-01-16
Good covers all book on cyber warfare
If you only ever listen to one book on cyber warfare then make it this one. Good history of cyber threats in buildings and infrastructure
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- Sean T.
- 04-09-17
Well worth the listen
As someone who works within the area of industrial control systems, this was a great insight as to how far stuxnet and other digital weapons went to achieve their goals.
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- S. Bramble
- 17-04-20
very very well researched
a very good book and extremely detailed. a complete account of viruses and their potential to change modern warfare
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- Roberto Miguel
- 21-06-23
Great book
Excellent book. Great job done by the author even listening it years after been published. Crazy days to be alived
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- Just little old me
- 01-04-15
Fascinating subject and an amazing story
Well researched, probably bit too much detail for me, but a wake up call if ever there was one. Makes me want to run to the hills .. It's so hard to build 'safe' connected systems. Started listening to security now on twit.tv to try to keep up with the latest what is going on. Any IT person should read/listen to this book and think very hard about what they are doing and how to protect themselves.
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- Greeny
- 20-07-20
I couldn’t stop listening!
Countdown to Zero Day explores so much more of the fascinating world of cyber warfare than I was expecting.
The story of Stuxnet forms the backbone of the story, but this book sheds light on both the technical details and politics surrounding it.
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- Andy
- 16-01-19
Worth a listen
Very interesting, a good listen.
I already knew about the whole stuxnet incident but this went in to a lot more detail than what I had already heard.
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- DG
- 23-04-23
Must read!
This book is a must read for those curious about the potential of cyber weapons and damages to modern infrastructures.
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