Season 1 Episode 11

Kim Zetter on election security, Stuxnet and Substack

Kim Zetter

Kim Zetter is a former staff writer at WIRED and author of the seminal cybersecurity book “Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon.” Her work has appeared in The New York Times, POLITICO, The Washington Post and regularly in her Substack newsletter, “Zero Day.” In this episode, Kim talks about her approach to reporting, what sparked her Stuxnet investigation and how the discovery of that malware fundamentally altered our global cybersecurity conversation. Why you should listen:

  • Hear from one of the most influential and knowledgeable journalists writing about cybersecurity today.
  • Get her take on some of the biggest security stories of 2021 such as Colonial Pipeline and the Pegasus Project.
  • Learn more about the key policy debates around election security and critical infrastructure protections.