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Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter
kentons's review against another edition
3.0
While interesting, I certainly don't think it would be of much interest to anyone outside of IT or Information Security. Most of the time it read too much like a documentary or magazine exposè. There were times when it had the makings of a good story about intrigue, espionage, and "who dunnit". However, not enough to make it a spy novel.
meigs's review against another edition
4.5
Great book. I was absolutely clueless about cyber weapons or warfare. This book is an excellent read for anyone who wants to learn more - it read likes fiction and Zetter is an incredible writer. Anyone working in tech and concerned about AI, this is something you might want to learn about so you understand history. Amazing that over a decade later the US government will still not acknowledge Stuxnet. The documentary Zero Day is a good partner to this book - it features many of the people who first discovered Stuxnet.
shesnicky's review against another edition
2.0
It started out really, really interesting, but a little more than half way through it became an absolute chore to read.
miocyon's review against another edition
4.0
A surprisingly engaging read about the dawn of cyberwarfare. Technical without being too technical, with good background about the politics here and in Iran at the time that Stuxnet was released. Also a good summary of the implications of this new warfare for the future. Well referenced. A bit dry in parts, but overall great if you’re at all interested in the topic.
zhilin's review against another edition
2.0
Note to self: journalists seldom make good novelists. Good footnotes, though.
kazzerdam's review against another edition
3.0
Fascinating topic, but with a bit too much padding. Felt very slow past the half way point
treehuggeranonymous's review against another edition
3.0
So this was clearly the cyber-warfare book to read. Author has a kind of surprising take on the Stuxnet, with a lot of the narrative around the anti-virus guys who found it after the fact rather than on the perpetrators and victims. It puts a human element into a story which is largely about nations and computers systems and brings it home that the issues around cyber-warfare effect civilians too.
This is a well-written book that raises important questions about what happens when we move from a nuclear arms race to a cyber arms race.
This is a well-written book that raises important questions about what happens when we move from a nuclear arms race to a cyber arms race.