Trojan Horse: A Jeff Aiken Novel

Mark Russinovich

Sep 2012 · Jeff Aiken Series Book 2 · Sold by Macmillan

About this ebook

It's two years after the Zero Day attacks, and cyber-security analyst Jeff Aiken is reaping the rewards for crippling Al-Qaida's 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 world's 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.

Ratings and reviews

Trojan Horse takes Zero Day and pushes it even further to the limits. It follows the same computer geniuses a few years later getting into more world-changing antics. The technology in the book is believable and described well, even the more sophisticated cell phone tracking. It details a very plausible shift in the world powers and goes really deep into an underground network of how it would be pulled off. A lot of thought went into interactions with the characters, the politics, and the technology that can make it all happen or bring it all to it's knees. The only semi-unrealistic points of the book are how trained agent the two computer people come off at times; this is pushed into the realm of real with how clumsy things turn out. Overall, a great sequel to an already great book...now to sit patiently to see if the fun continues!

A good novel for people who like computers-like me! But it's kinda boring- not up to the task.

Much better than his first book. This one was a fun ride from cover to cover. Thanks Mark!

About the author

MARK RUSSINOVICH works at Microsoft as a Technical Fellow, Microsoft's 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.