Jeff Aiken Series by Mark Russinovich
Jeff Aiken #1
Rogue Code
Mark Russinovich
Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys revealed how high-frequency trading has
created a ruthless breed of traders capable of winning whichever way the
market turns. In Rogue Code, Mark Russinovich takes it one step further
to show how their grip on high finance makes the stock market
vulnerable to hackers who could bring about worldwide financial
collapse.Cyber security expert Jeff Aiken knows that no computer
system is completely secure. When he’s called to investigate a possible
breach at the New York Stock Exchange, he discovers not only that their
system has been infiltrated but that someone on the inside knows. Yet
for some reason, they have allowed the hackers to steal millions of
dollars from accounts without trying to stop the theft.When Jeff
uncovers the crime, the NYSE suddenly turns on him. Accused of grand
larceny, he must find and expose the criminals behind the theft, not
just to prove his innocence but to stop a multibillion-dollar heist that
could upend the U.S. economy. Unwilling to heed Jeff’s warnings, the
NYSE plans to continue with a major IPO using a new, untested system,
one that might be susceptible both to hackers and to ruthless
high-frequency traders willing to take any risk to turn a profit.Now
Jeff Aiken must unearth the truth on his own, following the thread to
the back alleys of Rio de Janeiro to take on one of the world’s most
ruthless cartels.Praised for his combination of real-world
technology and quick-paced action, with Rogue Code Mark Russinovich
delivers an intense thriller about a cyber threat that seems all too
possible---and the Wall Street traders who might allow it to happen.Includes
a foreword by Haim Bodek, author of The Problem of HFT: Collected
Writings on High Frequency Trading & Stock Market Structure Reform.
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Jeff Aiken #2
Trojan Horse
Mark Russinovich
It’s two years post-Zero Day, and former government analyst Jeff Aiken is reaping the rewards for crippling al-Qaida’s 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 East’s greatest threat yet. The Stuxnet virus that successfully subverted Iran’s nuclear defense program for years is being rapidly identified and defeated, and Stuxnet’s creators are stressed to develop a successor. As Jeff and Daryl struggle to stay together, they’re 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 world’s leading experts on cyber-security, Microsoft’s 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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