Sixteenyearold physics nerd aysel is obsessed with plotting her. Its full of mystery and suspense to keep you on edge for the whole 360. Read zero day plot summary from the story zero day by jan gangsei. About the book zero day by jan gangsei hardcover disneyhyperion released 1122016 eight years ago, addie webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping case of the decade. Unfortunately it seems as if zero day is a stand alone, but gangsei wrote on goodreads that there is potential for more. Her childhood best friend, darrow fergusson, is asked by a national security advisor to spy on her to determine whether shes a threat to her fathers presidency or the nation. The novel is written in short, choppy sentences that are meant to simulate building action, but are viewed by many readers as distracting. The plot of this book was interesting, and had me intrigued. Jul 14, 2016 unfortunately it seems as if zero day is a stand alone, but gangsei wrote on goodreads that there is potential for more. When addie webster, the daughter of a successful politician, was kidnapped, darrow, addies childhood best friend, and the rest of the world went into mourning. Zero day by jan gangsei meet your next favorite book. Zero day by jan gangsei 60 second book talk youtube. It altered the speed of centrifuges in the plants and shut them down.
Gangseis killer political novel is a mustread for those who enjoy a tight plot in their. Mark webster is now president of the united states, fighting to keep the oval office. Jan gangsei im so sorry i missed this question earlier. This is the first installment in the john puller book series. That is the basic premise of this book and its predecessors, the hatching and skitter. Jan gangsei, author of zero day and the wild bunch. Stockholm syndrome, cyber espionage and security, civil rights, family bonds, living with guilt and coping with loss. However, the depth of the plot is just a soso for me. Zero day is a thriller novel written by david baldacci.
Mountainsized and uberbrainy, john puller is about as unconquerable as mere mortals get to be. Until the vulnerability is mitigated, hackers can exploit it to adversely affect computer programs, data, additional computers or a network. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The presidents daughter, missing for 8 years and now 16 years old, returns after. There is the right amount of crime and drama to lure anyone. Now sixteen years old, with her father the president of the united states, addie miraculously returns. Young adult, mystery, thriller, contemporary, cyberterrorism this book had me since the first page. Aimed to disrupt, degrade and destroy irans infrastructure, the program would mean a full scale cyber war, in the words of one expert, a war in. Buy zero day by jan gangsei from waterstones today. Zero day is full of complex interesting characters that youll love to go on this ride with. When the virus is officially recognized and identified by an organization in the antivirus community, it becomes a zero day virus. The book is scheduled to publish january 12, 2016 and the amazon listing should be updated soon to.
A zero day exploit is a cyber attack that occurs on the same day a weakness is discovered in software. Gangseis killer political novel is a mustread for those who enjoy a tight plot in their psychological thrillers. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or. First, the regular physical copy of the book came to my house randomly, where it sat on a shelf for a long time. From the mixedup files is the group blog of middlegrade authors celebrating books for middlegrade readers. Zero zero is a dayinthelife portrait of trevor thomas, a blind ultradistance hiker, and his faithful guide dog tennille. Jan 15, 2016 zero day by jan gangsei first published. Get ebooks zero day on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. I liked that the plot elements include stockholm syndrome, politics, terrorism, and family relationship among others, but i just couldnt follow the reasonprinciple of addies abductors.
Stuxnet is a highly infectious selfreplicating computer worm that disrupted iranian nuclear plants. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Hopefully gangsei will answer our wishes with a sequel because i would love to dive. There are many thoughtprovoking layers in the plot. Zeroday computing, a software exploit that is unpatched by the vendor zeroday warez, ed software that is cracked on the same day it is released. Read zero day by jan gangsei available from rakuten kobo. Read my personal reactions from the story zero day by jan gangsei. T rating because there is mentioning of death and overdose. After stints in key west, new york city, and barbados, jan finally settled with her family in northern virginia, where she writes full time. Eight years ago, addie webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. She has a degree in political science and is a former newspaper reporter covering both politics and the police beat. I had already read most of the books on the list and so i picked zero day. A quick librarian book talk over zero day by jan gangsei.
Zero day delivered just the right amount of thrill and mystery. For anyone with a passion for childrens literatureteachers, librarians, parents, kids, writers, industry professionals we offer regularly updated book lists organized by unique categories, author interviews, market news, and a behindthescenes look at the making of a children. At that point, its exploited before a fix becomes available from its creator. Jan gangsei, author of zero day, on not being afraid to. Now, eight years later, addie has escaped her captors and returned to her familyat the white house, where her father, a former virginia governor, is two years into a term as president of the united states. There are such things as zeroday attacks and zeroday exploits. Her debut novel, zero day, is a political thriller set in her backyard of washington, dc.
The pacing is just right, and i dont find it dragging. A zeroday also known as 0day vulnerability is a computersoftware vulnerability that is unknown to, or unaddressed by, those who should be interested in mitigating the vulnerability including the vendor of the target software. Aug 18, 2015 check out what i thought about zero day, a ya political thriller from debut writer jan gangsei. Professionals use zero day as the benchmark for responding to. Zero day ebook by jan gangsei 9781484722633 rakuten kobo. The novel was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1980.
Dec 08, 2016 eight years after being kidnapped addie webster, now sixteen, resurfaces under mysterious circumstances, significantly changed. So you can protect yourself against known vulnerabilities simply by keeping your software, including your antimalware defense, up to date. Buy the paperback book zero day by jan gangsei at indigo. The more advanced premise deals with the fact that, unlike the stuffed potatoes at your local golden corral, humans arent going to just sit there and let the spiders feast. This is an idea i had for elinor when she found out her sister is alive after i read zero day. But now, 8 whole years later, when her father becomes president of the united states, she returns, but with a mission to be fulfilled. Eight years after being kidnapped addie webster, now sixteen, resurfaces under mysterious circumstances, significantly changed. Its been 8 years since governors daughter addie webster disappeared. Gangseis debut clearly benefits from her washington, dc, experience and although settings and time periods shift frequently, its always easy to follow the swiftpaced plot.
Dec 26, 2016 first of all, its good to know that the phrase zeroday doesnt relate only to viruses. Jan gangsei makes it easy to understand them and their feelings. Published in 2011, it introduces this protagonist, an army detective, as he tries to solve the vicious murders of a family in a small town. She vanished, and her highprofile parents were forced to move on. Jan 12, 2016 eight years ago addie webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. Verdict gangseis killer political novel is a mustread for those who enjoy a tight plot in their psychological thrillers. Initially when a user discovers that there is a security risk in a program, they can report it to the software company, which will then develop a security patch to. Addie vanishedand her highprofile parents were forced to move on. Check out what i thought about zero day, a ya political thriller from debut writer jan gangsei. Leighanne law, scriber lake high school, wa about the author jan gangse i has a degree in political science and is a former newspaper reporter covering both politics and the police beat. The book was initially published on november 16, 2011 by grand central publishing. To ask other readers questions about zero day, please sign up. A zero day also known as 0 day vulnerability is a computersoftware vulnerability that is unknown to, or unaddressed by, those who should be interested in mitigating the vulnerability including the vendor of the target software. She vanishedand her highprofile parents were forced to move on.
Jan gangsei has a degree in political science and is a former newspaper reporter covering both politics and the police beat. Mark webster is now president of the united states, fighting to keep the oval office after a tumultuous first term. A documentary focused on stuxnet, a piece of selfreplicating computer malware that the u. Mar 29, 2017 zero day delivered just the right amount of thrill and mystery. Zero day but when darrow is asked to do something outrageous by a secret service member, his friendship with addie, her secrets, and his own secrets could be at risk.
Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. When the virus is officially recognized and identified by an organization in the anti virus community, it becomes a zero day virus. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Jan gangsei grew up in the hills of vermont, where she began her career as a journalist and photographer. Professionals use zero day as the benchmark for responding to a computer virus. A zero day virus is a malicious software program that is not documented prior to a given day. Mark webster is now president of the united states and fighting to keep the oval office after a tumultuous first term. Finally, the book ends zero day is entertaining, but its also clearly written by someone who has almost no idea how computer hacking, domestic terrorism or the political world works. Zero day baldacci novel, a 2011 thriller novel in the john puller series. Add it to your toread shelf eight years ago, addie webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping case of the decade. The books on this roundup will hit shelves between january and the end of march.
Zero day by jan gangsei, 9781484722268, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Thank you so much for asking, and imore im so sorry i missed this question earlier. Finally, the book ends zero day is entertaining, but its also clearly written by someone who has almost no idea how computer hacking, domestic terrorism or the. Honestly i liked the book very much i maybe would have changed some little things like when the book showed one of the cerberus spys perspective and overall just little things like that i would give it a 65 since it was a great book and right up my alley some key events in the. The main character of the book, zero day, is addie webster, daughter of the governor of virginia. Set in the very near future, this has refreshing multicultural elements both addie and darrow are biracial, realistic instances of terrorism, and what feels like an insiders look at the white house.
Zero zero is a day inthelife portrait of trevor thomas, a blind ultradistance hiker, and his faithful guide dog tennille. Leighanne law, scriber lake high school, wa about the author jan gangse i has a degree in political science and is a former newspaper reporter. E ight years ago, addie webster disappeared from the virginia governors mansion in the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. Now 17yearold addie is back, but things have changed since she was taken her father is the president, and a group of cyberterrorists has been engaged in increasingly more serious attacks designed to scare the government. Aimed to disrupt, degrade and destroy irans infrastructure, the program would mean a full scale cyber war, in the words of one expert, a war in which the u. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Zero day was written as a stand alone, but with potential for more. Stuxnet a type of zeroday vulnerability was one of the earliest digital weapons used. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Zero day by jan gangsei was definitely a random audiobook pick for me. Eight years ago addie webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. Zeroday describes a concept of a successful attack on a systems security before the developers of said security know about it.
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