{"id":59361,"date":"2014-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/journalist-to-speak-at-uri-about-computer-worm-that-infiltrated-irans-nuclear-program\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T00:00:00","slug":"journalist-to-speak-at-uri-about-computer-worm-that-infiltrated-irans-nuclear-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/09\/journalist-to-speak-at-uri-about-computer-worm-that-infiltrated-irans-nuclear-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist to speak at URI about computer worm that infiltrated Iran\u2019s nuclear program"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKim Zetter\u2019s presentation part of \u2018Cybersecurity, Privacy\u2019 colloquium<\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 September 12, 2014 \u2013 An award winning journalist and author known for her investigative work on the computer worm that compromised Iran\u2019s nuclear program will speak Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\nThe free, public lecture by Kim Zetter, to be held in Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road, on the Kingston campus, is part of URI\u2019s 2014 Honors Colloquium, \u201cCybersecurity & Privacy.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nThe presenting sponsor for the entire colloquium is Cox Business. <\/p>\n


\n\tZetter\u2019s talk, titled, \u201cStuxnet and The World\u2019s First Digital Weapon,\u201d will address the discovery of the Stuxnet worm that helped slow Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n


\n\tHer new book, \u201cCountdown to Zero Day,\u201d provides extensive details on the first known instance of cyber warfare.<\/p>\n


\nZetter \u2019s writing has been published in numerous newspapers and magazines including, The Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Detroit Free Press. She is also a senior staff reporter at Wired where she has covered a variety of subjects, but with a focus on cybercrime, privacy, and security. <\/p>\n


\nHer presentation will examine how Stuxnet was designed and then planted in computers in Iran. She will also discuss the vulnerability of the United States and other countries to a copycat attack. <\/p>\n


\n\tIn 2010, a security firm discovered a worm that infected computers in Iran causing them to crash. Zetter\u2019s book title comes from the worms\u2019 ingenious zero-day capability to spread, but appear as if it was generic malware. It was later discovered that the goal of the worm was to undermine equipment in Iran\u2019s nuclear program. It was the first landmark cyber-weapon discovered and was the first case of digital code being used for physical destruction. The worm was named Stuxnet.<\/p>\n


\n\tZero day is a term applied to a previously undiscovered computer virus or worm, which handcuffs programmers by giving them no time to respond. <\/p>\n


\n\tFor more information on Zetter\u2019s presentation, visit Kim Zetter<\/a>. <\/p>\n


\nIn addition to Cox Business the colloquium is sponsored by the URI Honors Program, URI Office of the President; URI Office of the Provost; The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment; The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment; URI College of Human Science and Services; URI Talent Development; URI Multicultural Center; URI College of Arts & Sciences; URI Harrington School of Communications and Media; URI John Hazen White, Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service; URI College of Pharmacy; URI College of Engineering; URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences; URI College of Nursing; URI College of Business Administration; URI Division of Student Affairs; URI Department of Communications and Marketing; URI Department of Publications and Creative Services; URI ITS Instructional Technology and Media Services<\/p>\n


\nThis release was written by Rachel Smith, a Graduate Assistant for the Marketing & Communications Department. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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