Zero-Day Exploit.Zero-Day Exploit An attack that takes place immediately after a security vulnerability is announced. If a user discovers a vulnerability, it might wind up on one or two blogs, and the news travels fast. If a software vendor finds it, the tendency is to keep it under wraps until it has a patch to fix it. Rob Shein Syngress Publishing 800 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 02370 1931836094 $49.95 www.syngress.com Zero-Day Exploit: Countdown to Darkness is an exciting novel of suspense. The trade paperback trade paperback n. A paperback book that is typically of better production quality, larger size, and higher price than a mass-market edition, intended for sale in bookstores. format is curiously reminiscent of computer tutorial manuals, and indeed there is a strong moral concerning the laws of cyber-security (such as "security through obscurity (security) security through obscurity - Or "security by obscurity". A term applied by hackers to most operating system vendors' favourite way of coping with security holes - namely, ignoring them, documenting neither any known holes nor the underlying security algorithms, trusting does not work" and "if a key is not required, you do not have encryption - you have encoding" yet the heart of story is a cyber-thriller novel. Written in bite-sized chunks of action organized by date, the saga traces the exploits of a group of hackers who found infiltrating infiltrating adjective Referring to a tumor that penetrates the normal, surrounding tissue target corporation software remarkably easy. Featuring a forward by the President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Black Hat, Inc., and written by one of the world's leading counter-terrorism expert who takes pains to present an authentic account Zero-Day Exploit is a cyber-terrorist saga reflecting the cutting edge of the 21st century. |
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