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Line 1: {{short description\|American investigative journalist}} '''Kim Zetter''' is an [[United States\|American]] [[freelancer\|freelance]] [[journalist]] in [[Oakland, California]]. She has written on a wide variety of subjects from the [[Kabbalah]] to dining out in [[San Francisco]] to [[Israel]] to [[cryptography]] and [[electronic voting]], and her work has been published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[Jerusalem Post]]'', ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'', ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', and the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]''. She has been a staff reporter at ''[[Wired.com\|Wired]]'', a writer and editor at ''[[PC World (magazine)\|PC World]]'', and a guest on [[NPR]] and [[CNN]].▼ {{Infobox writer \| ~~NAME~~ embed = ~~Zetter, Kim~~▼ \| honorific_prefix = \| name = Kim Zetter \| honorific_suffix = \| image = Kim Zetter.jpg \| image_size = \| image_upright = \| alt = \| caption = Zetter at the 2006 [[Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference]] \| native_name = \| native_name_lang = \| pseudonym = \| birth_name = \| birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} --> \| birth_place = \| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} --> \| death_place = \| resting_place = \| occupation = Journalist \| language = \| residence = \| nationality = American \| citizenship = \| education = \| alma_mater = \| home_town = \| period = \| genre = <!-- or: \| genres = --> \| subject = Cybersecurity \| movement = \| notable_works = "Privacy 2000", cover story on ''[[PC Magazine]]'' \| spouse = <!-- or: \| spouses = --> \| partner = <!-- or: \| partners = --> \| children = \| relatives = \| awards = Maggie Award, IRE Award, Neal Award \| signature = \| signature_alt = \| years_active = \| module = \| website = <!-- {{URL\|example.org}} --> \| portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc.; or omit --> }}▼ '''Kim Zetter''' is an American investigative journalist and author who has covered cybersecurity and national security since 1999. She has broken numerous stories over the years about [[National Security Agency\|NSA]] surveillance, [[WikiLeaks]], and the [[hacker\|hacker underground]], including an award-winning series about the security problems with [[electronic voting]] machines. She has three times been voted one of the top ten security journalists in the U.S. by her journalism peers and security professionals. She is considered one of the world's experts on [[Stuxnet]], a malicious computer worm used to sabotage Iran's nuclear program, and published a book on the topic called ''Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon''. She is probably best known for her reporting for ''Wired News'', where she has unleashed over 100 articles. Some of her work, such as that dealing with the security problems of [[electronic voting\|electronic voting machines]],<ref>http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62790,00.html</ref> and public interest in the [[CIA]]'s [[Kryptos]] sculpture,<ref>http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66334,00.html</ref> introduced stories that were not covered by the [[News media\|mainstream]] press until months later. Her 2003–2004 series of articles on electronic voting won several awards, and she was shortlisted for the prestigious [[Investigative Reporters and Editors\|Investigative Reporters and Editors Award]]. ==Biography== Zetter has interviewed and written about many notable people including [[Sculpture\|sculptor]] [[Jim Sanborn]] (creator of the CIA's Kryptos sculpture),<ref>http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66333,00.html</ref> [[Ed Scheidt]] (Chairman of the CIA's [[Cryptographic]] Center),<ref>http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66359,00.html</ref> Mike Lynn (about the [[Cisco IOS\|Cisco]] scandal in 2005), [[Australian]] [[film director]] [[Baz Luhrmann]],<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/17/1034561264479.html</ref> ▼ Though born in the [[United States]], ~~she~~Zetter got her start as a [[journalist]] in Israel, when she was living there for three years. Some of her first articles were written for the ''[[Jerusalem Post]]''. She speaks [[English language\|English]] and [[Hebrew language\|Hebrew]], and her book on the Kabbalah has been ~~unleashed~~published in multiple languages.▼ [[United States Assistant Attorney General]] [[Viet D. Dinh\|Viet Dinh]] (creator of the [[USA Patriot Act\|Patriot Act]]), ▼ ~~<ref>http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62388,00.html</ref> and the famous [[cryptographer]] [[Bruce Schneier]].<ref>http://pcworld.about.com/news/Sep282001id63806.htm</ref>~~ ▲~~'''Kim Zetter''' is an [[United States\|American]] [[freelancer\|freelance]] [[journalist]] in [[Oakland, California]].~~ She has written on a wide variety of subjects from the [[Kabbalah]] to dining out in [[San Francisco]] to [[Israel]] to [[cryptography]] and [[electronic voting]], and her work has been published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[Jerusalem Post]]'', ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'', ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', and the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]''. She has been a staff reporter at ''[[Wired.com\|Wired]]'', a writer and editor at ''[[PC World (magazine)\|PC World]]'', and a guest on [[NPR]] and [[CNN]]. ▲Though born in the [[United States]], she got her start as a journalist in Israel, when she was living there for three years. Some of her first articles were written for the ''Jerusalem Post''. She speaks [[English language\|English]] and [[Hebrew language\|Hebrew]], and her book on the Kabbalah has been unleashed in multiple languages. ▲Zetter has interviewed and written about many notable people including [[Sculpture\|sculptor]] [[Jim Sanborn]] (creator of the CIA's ''[[Kryptos]]'' sculpture),<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66333,00.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050125015426/http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66333,00.html \|archive-date=2005-01-25 \|title=Wired News: Questions for Kryptos' Creator}}</ref> [[Ed Scheidt]] (Chairman of the CIA's [[Cryptographic]] Center),<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66359,00.html \|title=Wired News: Inside Info on Kryptos' Codes \|website=www.wired.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208131448/http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66359,00.html \|archive-date=2005-02-08}} </ref> Mike Lynn (about the [[Cisco IOS\|Cisco]] scandal in 2005), [[Australians\|Australian]] [[film director]] [[Baz Luhrmann]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/17/1034561264479.html\|title=Baz brings bohemians to the Bay\|date=18 October 2002}}</ref> ▲[[United States Assistant Attorney General]] [[Viet D. Dinh\|Viet Dinh]] (creator of the [[USA Patriot Act\|Patriot Act]]), <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62388,00.html \|title=Wired News: The Patriot Act is Your Friend \|access-date=2006-01-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313055140/http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62388,00.html \|archive-date=2007-03-13 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and the famous [[cryptographer]] [[Bruce Schneier]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://pcworld.about.com/news/Sep282001id63806.htm \|title=Three Minutes with Security Expert Bruce Schneier \|access-date=2006-01-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051021130855/http://pcworld.about.com/news/Sep282001id63806.htm \|archive-date=2005-10-21 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> == Selected articles == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609084632/http://pcworld.about.com/news/Apr032001id43842.htm Three Minutes with Jeff Moss], April 3, 2001, ''[[PC World (magazine)\|PC World]]'' (interview with the founder of the [[DEF CON\|Def Con]] and [[Black Hat Briefings\|Black Hat]] security conferences) * [http://pcworld.about.com/news/Apr052001id44687.htm Three Minutes with Hacker Fosdick], April 9, 2001, ''[[PC World (magazine)\|PC World]]'' (Maggie winner) * [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/17/1034561264479.html Baz brings bohemians to the Bay], October 18, 2002, [[The Age\|''The Age'': Melbourne, Australia]] (on Baz Luhrmann) * [~~http~~https://www.wired.com/~~news~~2003/~~business~~08/blackberry-reveals-banks-secrets/~~0,1367,60052,00.html~~ BlackBerry Reveals Bank's Secrets], August 25, 2003, ''[[Wired News]]'' * [http://~~www~~archive.wired.com/politics/law/news/~~politics~~2003/10/~~0,1283,~~60713~~,00.html~~ Time to Recall E-Vote Machines?], October 6, 2003, ''[[Wired News]]'' * [http://~~www~~archive.wired.com/politics/law/news/~~politics~~2003/10/~~0,1283,~~60563~~,00.html~~ Did E-Vote Firm Patch Election?], October 13, 2003, ''[[Wired News]]'' * [~~http~~https://www.wired.com/~~news~~2004/~~evote~~03/how-e-voting-threatens-democracy/~~0,2645,62790,00.html~~ How E-voting Threatens Democracy], April 2, 2004, ''[[Wired News]]'' * [~~http~~https://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66334,00.html Solving the Enigma of ''Kryptos''], January 26, 2005, ''[[Wired News]]'' * [http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/22/racial_profiling/ Why Racial Profiling Doesn't Work], August 22, 2005, [[Salon.com]] * [http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/06/13/Anti-Corporate-Websites The Secret Seven], Jun 13, 2008, [[Condé Nast Portfolio]] * [http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/04/pins.html PIN Crackers Nab Holy Grail of Bank Card Security ], April 14, 2009, ''[[Wired News]]'' * [https://www.wired.com/story/the-untold-story-of-solarwinds-the-boldest-supply-chain-hack-ever/ The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack Ever], May 2, 2023, ''[[Wired (magazine)\|Wired]]'' == Awards == * 2005, [[Maggie Award]] ([http://wpa-online.org Western Publications Association)], Best Web Article/Consumer, for "How E-Voting Threatens Democracy" [http://www.wpa-online.org/maggie2005/winners.html] * 2004, [[IRE Awards]] ([http://www.ire.org Investigative Reporters and Editors)], Finalist, Online category, for "Machine Politics" (E-voting series)[https://web.archive.org/web/20051225113150/http://www.ire.org/contest/04winners.html] * 2002, [[Maggie Award]] ([http://wpa-online.org Western Publications Association)], Best Online Interview/Profile, for "Three Minutes with Hacker Fosdick" [https://web.archive.org/web/20080112154831/http://www.wpa-online.org/maggie2002winners.html] * 2000, [[Neal Award]] ([http://www.americanbusinessmedia.com American Business Media)], Best Single Issue, for "Privacy 2000" (PC Magazine - edited cover story) * 2000, [[ASBPE]] ([http://www.asbpe.org American Society of Business Publication Editors]), National Silver Award, Best Original Web Feature, for "What Makes Johnny - and Jane - Write Viruses?"[https://web.archive.org/web/20060329203842/http://www.marketing.pcworld.com/site/pressreleases/asbpe.html] * 2000, [[ASBPE]] ([http://www.asbpe.org American Society of Business Publication Editors]), West Coast Bronze, Best Feature Story, for "Spam! How It Happens and How to Beat It" (edited)[https://web.archive.org/web/20060329203930/http://www.marketing.pcworld.com/site/pressreleases/asbpeAwards.html] == Books == * ''Simple Kabbalah: A Simple Wisdom Book'', 2000, [[Conari Books\|Conari Press]], {{ISBN \|0-7858-1511-2}} (hardback), {{ISBN \|1-57324-170-9}} (paperback) * ''Cabala: para Viver com Sabedoria no Mundo Moderno'', 2005, Nova Era, {{ISBN \|85-7701-008-2}} * ''Lonely Planet Out to Eat: San Francisco'', Lonely Planet Publications, {{ISBN \|1-74059-270-0}} (2002 edition), {{ISBN \|1-86450-084-0}} (2000 edition) * ''Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon'', 2014, [[Crown Publishing Group\|Crown]], {{ISBN \|0-77043-617-X}} == References == {{Reflist}} * [~~http~~https://www.wired.com~~/epicenter~~/author/~~KimZetter~~kim-zetter/ Kim Zetter - Author Archive \| Wired.com] * [http://www.conari.com/authors/author_detail.jsp?supplier_id=97 Biography page at Conari Press] == External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090306162829/http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/files/FBI_Cybercrook.pdf Steal This Download] The story of hi-tech grifter Dave Thomas * [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/03/10/tools.free.stuff/ "Tools: Free Stuff online"], [[CNN]], Sci-Tech, March 10, 2001, transcript (Kim Zetter's story) * [~~http~~https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1490901 "Activist group to sue E-voting firm"], [[NPR]], November 3, 2003 (Kim Zetter is one of those interviewed) * [~~http~~https://~~www~~web.archive.org/web/20170411174237/http://invisibleballots.com/ ''Invisible Ballots''], 2004 video [[Documentary film\|documentary]] in which Kim Zetter appears * [~~http~~https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4664479 "Credit Cards That Don't Swipe"], NPR (Kim Zetter, guest), May 24, 2005 {{Authority control~~\|VIAF=30632795~~}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ▲\| NAME = Zetter, Kim ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American journalist~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ ▲}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zetter, Kim}} <!-- Categories --> Line 67 ⟶ 105: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:21st-century American women]] [[Category:Writers about computer security]]