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24 alternatives to Countdown to Zero Day

Edge-of-seat account of malware as a digital weapon in Iran.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Countdown to Zero Day launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Cyberstorm▲55

   A full scale cyber attack against present-day New York

   2016 · matthewmather.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58

   The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ZeroFOX▲78

   Identify and Prevent Cyber Attacks Across Social Media

   2014 · zerofox.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cyber War▲65

   The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dark Territory▲69

   The Secret History of Cyber War

   2016 · fredkaplan.info · its alternatives →

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   Future Crimes▲64

   Inside the Digital Underground

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   a16z - Secrets, power laws, and technology▲56

   Chris Dixon interviews co-author of "Zero to One"

   2015 · a16z.com · its alternatives →

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   Future Crimes▲89

   How to protect yourself from digital criminals

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Radiolab - Darkode▲80

   A very entertaining story about cybercrime from both perspe…

   2015 · radiolab.org · its alternatives →

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    The Internet of Garbage▲71

    An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ZeroNet▲119

    Decentralized websites using Bitcoin cryptography

    2015 · zeronet.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Screw the Valley▲82

    A coast-to-coast tour of America’s new tech startup culture

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Future Crimes▲62

    A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse▲66

    Defend your base with simple circuits, Arduino and Raspberry

    2015 · nostarch.com · its alternatives →

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    Chaos Monkeys▲72

    An exposé of life inside the tech bubble

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Hackers▲75

    Heroes of the computer revolution

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Daemon▲80

    A computer program wreaks havoc on the world.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    BOLD Book▲72

    New book from Peter Diamandis.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Valley Speak▲94

    Deciphering the jargon of Silicon Valley

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Breached!▲60

    A Cautionary Tale of Cybersecurity and Intrigue

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

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    ZeroDB▲119

    An open-source, end-to-end encrypted database protocol

    2015 · zerodb.io · its alternatives →

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    ZeroBlock▲64

    Real-Time Bitcoin Market Data

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Ghost In The Wires▲65

    Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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