Kim Zetter
Encyclopedia
Kim Zetter is an American
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, a writer and editor at PC World
, and a guest on NPR
and CNN
.
She is probably best known for her reporting for Wired News, where she has written over 100 articles. Some of her work, such as that dealing with the security problems of electronic voting machines
,http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62790,00.html and public interest in the CIA's Kryptos
sculpture,http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66334,00.html introduced stories that were not covered by the 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 Award
.
Zetter has interviewed and written about many notable people including sculptor
Jim Sanborn (creator of the CIA's Kryptos sculpture),http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66333,00.html Ed Scheidt (Chairman of the CIA's Cryptographic Center),http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66359,00.html Mike Lynn
(about the Cisco
scandal in 2005), Australian film director
Baz Luhrmann
,http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/17/1034561264479.html
United States Assistant Attorney General
Viet Dinh
(creator of the Patriot Act
),
http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62388,00.html and the famous cryptographer Bruce Schneier
.http://pcworld.about.com/news/Sep282001id63806.htm
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
and Hebrew
, and her book on the Kabbalah has been published in multiple languages.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
freelance
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. She has written on a wide variety of subjects from the Kabbalah
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
to dining out in San Francisco to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
to cryptography
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
and electronic voting
Electronic voting
Electronic voting is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes....
, and her work has been published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, Jerusalem Post, San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
, Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
, and the Sydney Morning Herald. She has been a staff reporter at Wired, a writer and editor at PC World
PC World (magazine)
PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services...
, and a guest on NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
.
She is probably best known for her reporting for Wired News, where she has written over 100 articles. Some of her work, such as that dealing with the security problems of electronic voting machines
Electronic voting
Electronic voting is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes....
,http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62790,00.html and public interest in the CIA's Kryptos
Kryptos
Kryptos is an encrypted sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. Since its dedication on November 3, 1990, there has been much speculation about the meaning of the encrypted messages it bears...
sculpture,http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66334,00.html introduced stories that were not covered by the mainstream
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
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 Award
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the quality of investigative reporting. Formed in 1975, it presents the IRE Awards and holds conferences and training classes for journalists. Its headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri, at the University of...
.
Zetter has interviewed and written about many notable people including sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
Jim Sanborn (creator of the CIA's Kryptos sculpture),http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66333,00.html Ed Scheidt (Chairman of the CIA's Cryptographic Center),http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66359,00.html Mike Lynn
Michael Lynn
Michael Thomas Lynn is an American computer security expert currently employed by Juniper Networks and known for his presentation on vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS at Black Hat and the controversy with Cisco Systems that followed...
(about the Cisco
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS is the software used on the vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and current Cisco network switches...
scandal in 2005), Australian film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, which includes his films Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!...
,http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/17/1034561264479.html
United States Assistant Attorney General
United States Assistant Attorney General
Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice are headed by an Assistant Attorney General.The President of the United States appoints individuals to the position of Assistant Attorney General with the advice and consent of the Senate...
Viet Dinh
Viet D. Dinh
Viet D. Dinh is a lawyer and a conservative legal scholar who served as an Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 2001 to 2003, under the presidency of George W. Bush. Born in Saigon, in the former South Vietnam, he was the chief architect of the USA PATRIOT Act.-Early life:Dinh was...
(creator of the Patriot Act
USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001...
),
http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62388,00.html and the famous cryptographer Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier is an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography, and is the founder and chief technology officer of BT Managed Security Solutions, formerly Counterpane Internet...
.http://pcworld.about.com/news/Sep282001id63806.htm
Though born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
, and her book on the Kabbalah has been published in multiple languages.
Selected articles
- Three Minutes with Jeff Moss, April 3, 2001, PC WorldPC World (magazine)PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services...
(interview with the founder of the Def ConDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
and Black HatBlack Hat BriefingsThe Black Hat Conference is a computer security conference that brings together a variety of people interested in information security. Representatives of federal agencies and corporations attend along with hackers. The Briefings take place regularly in Las Vegas, Barcelona and Tokyo...
security conferences) - Three Minutes with Hacker Fosdick, April 9, 2001, PC WorldPC World (magazine)PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services...
(Maggie winner) - Baz brings bohemians to the Bay, October 18, 2002, The Age: Melbourne, AustraliaThe AgeThe Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
(on Baz Luhrmann) - BlackBerry Reveals Bank's Secrets, August 25, 2003, Wired NewsWired NewsWired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
- Time to Recall E-Vote Machines?, October 6, 2003, Wired NewsWired NewsWired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
- Did E-Vote Firm Patch Election?, October 13, 2003, Wired NewsWired NewsWired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
- How E-voting Threatens Democracy, April 2, 2004, Wired NewsWired NewsWired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
- Solving the Enigma of Kryptos, January 26, 2005, Wired NewsWired NewsWired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
- Why Racial Profiling Doesn't Work, August 22, 2005, Salon.comSalon.comSalon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
- The Secret Seven, Jun 13, 2008 , Condé Nast PortfolioCondé Nast PortfolioPortfolio.com is a website published by American City Business Journals that provides news and information for small to mid-sized businesses. It was formerly the website for the monthly business magazine Condé Nast Portfolio, published by Condé Nast from 2007 to 2009.Portfolio.com is continually...
- PIN Crackers Nab Holy Grail of Bank Card Security , April 14, 2009, Wired NewsWired NewsWired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
Awards
- 2005, Maggie Award (Western Publications Association), Best Web Article/Consumer, for "How E-Voting Threatens Democracy" http://www.wpa-online.org/maggie2005/winners.html
- 2004, IRE Awards (Investigative Reporters and Editors), Finalist, Online category, for "Machine Politics" (E-voting series)http://www.ire.org/contest/04winners.html
- 2002, Maggie Award (Western Publications Association), Best Online Interview/Profile, for "Three Minutes with Hacker Fosdick" http://wpa-online.org/maggie2002winners.html
- 2000, Neal Award (American Business Media), Best Single Issue, for "Privacy 2000" (PC Magazine - edited cover story)
- 2000, ASBPE (American Society of Business Publication Editors), National Silver Award, Best Original Web Feature, for "What Makes Johnny - and Jane - Write Viruses?"http://marketing.pcworld.com/site/pressreleases/asbpe.html
- 2000, ASBPE (American Society of Business Publication Editors), West Coast Bronze, Best Feature Story, for "Spam! How It Happens and How to Beat It" (edited)http://marketing.pcworld.com/site/pressreleases/asbpeAwards.html
Books
- Simple Kabbalah: A Simple Wisdom Book, 2000, 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)
External links
- Steal This Download The story of hi-tech grifter Dave Thomas
- "Tools: Free Stuff online", CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, Sci-Tech, March 10, 2001 transcript (Kim Zetter's story) - "Activist group to sue E-voting firm", NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
, November 3, 2003 (Kim Zetter is one of those interviewed) - Invisible Ballots, 2004 video documentaryDocumentary filmDocumentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
in which Kim Zetter appears - "Credit Cards That Don't Swipe", NPR (Kim Zetter, guest), May 24, 2005