Drill down into Windows architecture and internals, discover how core Windows components work behind the scenes, and master information you can continually apply to improve architecture, development, system administration, and support. Led by three renowned Windows internals experts, this classic guide is now fully updated for Windows 10 and 8.x. As always, it combines unparalleled insider perspectives on how Windows behaves “under the hood” with hands-on experiments that let you experience these hidden behaviors firsthand. Part 2 examines these and other key Windows 10 OS components and capabilities: 
<ul>
<li>Startup and shutdown</li> <li>The Windows Registry</li> <li>Windows management mechanisms</li> <li>WMI</li> <li>System mechanisms</li> <li>ALPC</li> <li>ETW</li> <li>Cache Manager</li> <li>Windows file systems</li> <li>The hypervisor and virtualization</li> <li>UWP Activation</li> </ul> Revised throughout, this edition also contains three entirely new chapters: <ul>
<li>Virtualization technologies</li> <li>Management diagnostics and tracing</li> <li>Caching and file system support</li> </ul>

Windows Internals, Part 2 (Developer Reference)

Computers & Technology

Russinovich, Mark

Allievi, Andrea

Ionescu, Alex

Solomon, David

Operating Systems

Microsoft Press

An airliner's controls abruptly fail mid-flight over the Atlantic. An oil tanker runs aground in Japan when its navigational system suddenly stops dead. Hospitals everywhere have to abandon their computer databases when patients die after being administered incorrect dosages of their medicine. In the Midwest, a nuclear power plant nearly becomes the next Chernobyl when its cooling systems malfunction.
At first, these random computer failures seem like unrelated events. But Jeff Aiken, a former government analyst who quit in disgust after witnessing the gross errors that led up to 9/11, thinks otherwise. Jeff fears a more serious attack targeting the United States computer infrastructure is already under way. And as other menacing computer malfunctions pop up around the world, some with deadly results, he realizes that there isn't much time if he hopes to prevent an international catastrophe.
Written by a global authority on cyber security, Zero Day presents a chilling "what if" scenario that, in a world completely reliant on technology, is more than possible today---it's a cataclysmic disaster just waiting to happen.

Zero Day (Jeff Aiken)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Thomas Dunne Books

This newly updated, official guide to the Microsoft ""RM"" Windows 2000 core architecture and internals provides the key to help readers unlock the full power of Microsoft's premier operating system. Written in full partnership with the Microsoft Windows 2000 product development team, this book takes developers, technical managers, and IS professionals deep into the core components of Windows 2000. Along the way, it provides abundant information and perspective that readers can quickly apply for better design, debugging, performance, and troubleshooting. It's packed with up-to-the-minute information -- and unrivaled programming insights -- about topics such as Plug and Play, power management, the Windows Driver Model, security, 64-bit extended addressing support, job objects, new priority classes, NTFS extensions, kernel streaming and kernel code, and registry internals. In short, this is the must-have text for anyone who wants to get the most out of Microsoft Windows 2000.

Inside Microsoft Windows 2000, Third Edition (Microsoft Programming Series)

Russinovich, Mark E.

Solomon, David A.

Delve inside Windows architecture and internals—and see how core components work behind the scenes. Led by three renowned internals experts, this classic guide is fully updated for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2—and now presents its coverage in two volumes. 
 As always, you get critical insider perspectives on how Windows operates. And through hands-on experiments, you’ll experience its internal behavior firsthand—knowledge you can apply to improve application design, debugging, system performance, and support. 
 In Part 2, you’ll examine: 
<ul>
<li>Core subsystems for I/O, storage, memory management, cache manager, and file systems</li> <li>Startup and shutdown processes</li> <li>Crash-dump analysis, including troubleshooting tools and techniques</li> </ul>

Networking & Cloud Computing

Optimize Windows system reliability and performance with Sysinternals IT pros and power users consider the free Windows Sysinternals tools indispensable for diagnosing, troubleshooting, and deeply understanding the Windows platform. In this extensively updated guide, Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Windows expert Aaron Margosis help you use these powerful tools to optimize any Windows system’s reliability, efficiency, performance, and security. The authors first explain Sysinternals’ capabilities and help you get started fast. Next, they offer in-depth coverage of each major tool, from Process Explorer and Process Monitor to Sysinternals’ security and file utilities. Then, building on this knowledge, they show the tools being used to solve real-world cases involving error messages, hangs, sluggishness, malware infections, and much more. Windows Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis show you how to: <ul>
<li>Use Process Explorer to display detailed process and system information</li> <li>Use Process Monitor to capture low-level system events, and quickly filter the output to narrow down root causes</li> <li>List, categorize, and manage software that starts when you start or sign in to your computer, or when you run Microsoft Office or Internet Explorer</li> <li>Verify digital signatures of files, of running programs, and of the modules loaded in those programs</li> <li>Use Autoruns, Process Explorer, Sigcheck, and Process Monitor features that can identify and clean malware infestations</li> <li>Inspect permissions on files, keys, services, shares, and other objects</li> <li>Use Sysmon to monitor security-relevant events across your network</li> <li>Generate memory dumps when a process meets specified criteria</li> <li>Execute processes remotely, and close files that were opened remotely</li> <li>Manage Active Directory objects and trace LDAP API calls</li> <li>Capture detailed data about processors, memory, and clocks</li> <li>Troubleshoot unbootable devices, file-in-use errors, unexplained communication, and many other problems</li> <li>Understand Windows core concepts that aren’t well-documented elsewhere</li> </ul>

Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools (IT Best Practices - Microsoft Press)

Margosis, Aaron

A handbook for network administrators and consultants provides a detailed overview of Windows NT Server networks and their features, explaining how to best utilize the Task Manager, Improved NT Diagnostics Tools, printing enhancements, new communications features, and more. Original. (Advanced).

Windows Nt Server 4.0 Advanced Technical Reference

Edwards, Mark

Plumley, Sue

Mar-Elia, Darren

Hoopes, Jim

Boyce, Jim

Knowles, Arthur

Bogue, Robert

Honeycutt, Jerry

Enck, John

Brown,Donald

Armitage, Joe

Fuller, Scott

Greer, Mike

Pagan, Keven

Otey, Mike

Skok, Lance

Yarushus, David

Que Pub

Over the Atlantic, an airliner's controls suddenly stop reacting. In Japan, an oil tanker runs aground when its navigational system fails. And in America, a nuclear power plant nearly becomes the next Chernobyl.
At first, these computer failures seem unrelated. But Jeff Aiken, a former government analyst who saw the mistakes made before 9/11, fears that there may be a more serious attack coming. And he soon realizes that there isn't much time if he hopes to stop an international disaster.

Zero Day: A Jeff Aiken Novel (Jeff Aiken Series, 1)

St. Martin's: Griffin

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.

Trojan Horse (Jeff Aiken Series)

Literature & Fiction

United States

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 &amp; Stock Market Structure Reform.

Rogue Code: A Jeff Aiken Novel (Jeff Aiken Series, 3)

The West is under its greatest threat yet in Mark Russinovich's Trojan Horse. A revolutionary, invisible computer virus that alters data without leaving a trace―more sophisticated than any seen before―has been identified within the computers of the United Nations, roiling international politics. Cybersecurity analysts Jeff Aiken and Daryl Haugen are summoned to root it out and discover its source.
As the virus 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.

Trojan Horse: A Jeff Aiken Novel (Jeff Aiken Series, 2)

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