Jan 27th 2026
Security Now 1062
AI-Generated Malware
Ireland Legalizes Spyware
Can AI really write malware better than hackers ever could? This episode exposes the first real-world case of advanced, fully AI-generated malware and why it signals a seismic shift in cybersecurity risk.
- CISA's uncertain future remains quite worrisome.
- Worrisome is Ireland's new “lawful” interception law.
- The EU's Digital Rights organization pushes back.
- Microsoft acknowledges it turns over user encryption keys.
- Alex Neihaus on AI enterprise usage dangers.
- Gavin confesses he put a database on the Internet.
- Worries about a massive podcast rewinding backlog.
- What does the emergence of AI-generated malware portend?
Show Note - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1062-Notes.pdf
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