When a homegrown attempt to sabotage America's electric power grid is hijacked by an old enemy, the lights are set to go out all across an unsuspecting country.A Trojan Horse malware plot has targeted a client of Adam Drake's, a San Francisco company developing security software for the nation's electric utilities. But the terrorist act begins to unravel when an international model and female assassin, hired to keep Drake from discovering the plan, fails to kill him.Chasing the deadly assassin ultimately leads Drake to the terrorists' Trojan Horse plot, but time is running out to prevent a blackout that will take America back to the dark ages

Includes "Statistical tables compiled from the annual returns of the railroad companies of the state."

This book describes techniques to verify the authenticity of integrated circuits (ICs). It focuses on hardware Trojan detection and prevention and counterfeit detection and prevention. The authors discuss a variety of detection schemes and design methodologies for improving Trojan detection techniques, as well as various attempts at developing hardware Trojans in IP cores and ICs. While describing existing Trojan detection methods, the authors also analyze their effectiveness in disclosing various types of Trojans, and demonstrate several architecture-level solutions.

For more than 120 years, the University of Southern California Trojans have maintained a tradition of football excellence that has placed the team among the perennial elite in the collegiate ranks. Eleven national championships, 38 conference titles, 150 All-Americans, and seven Heisman Trophy winners all stand as testaments to the greatness of the Cardinal and Gold. This definitive reference chronicles the history of USC football from its first-ever game on November 14, 1888--a 16-0 victory over the Alliance Athletic Club--through 2012. Synopses of each season include game-by-game summaries, final records, ultimate poll rankings, and team leaders in major statistical categories. Biographies of head coaches and all-time USC greats, a roster of every player to don a Trojan uniform, a look at USC football traditions, and a catalog of honors received by both players and coaches through the years complete this essential encyclopedia for the Trojan faithful.