Lily Hay Newman, Author at CW Enterprises

The OURSA Security Conference Calls Out Lack of Inclusion

18th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

The OURSA security conference offered a place for diverse voices in security, a counterpoint to the corporate hegemony of RSA. Source: Wired [...]

'Trustjacking' Could Expose iPhones to Attack

18th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

Think twice before you tell your iPhone to trust that laptop when you charge it. Source: Wired – ‘Trustjacking’ Could Expose iPhones [...]

Inside the Unnerving CCleaner Supply Chain Attack

17th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

CCleaner owner Avast is sharing more details on the malware attackers used to infect legitimate software updates with malware. Source: Wired – [...]

Ultrasonic Signals Are the Wild West of Wireless Tech

17th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

Inaudible signals that your phone can hear—but you can’t—are often based on ad hoc tech, which makes for risky security. Source: Wired [...]

An Elaborate Hack Shows How Much Damage IoT Bugs Can Do

16th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

Rube-Goldbergesque IoT hacks are surprisingly simple to pull off—and can do a ton of damage. Source: Wired – An Elaborate Hack Shows [...]

Cloudflare's Plan to Protect the Whole Internet Comes Into Focus

12th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

One of the internet’s biggest infrastructure companies is expanding its protections beyond the web. Source: Wired – Cloudflare’s Plan to Protect the [...]

The 'Despacito' YouTube Hack Was Probably Pretty Simple to Pull Off

11th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

The removal of YouTube’s most popular video this week was likely the result of a low-cost phishing scam rather than sophisticated hacking. [...]

A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready

9th April 2018Lily Hay Newman

Some network communication protocol vulnerabilities have been known for more than a decade and still aren’t fixed. Now they’re being exploited. Source: [...]