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Mostly Security

Mostly Security

By: Jon King and Eric Wuehler
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From commentary on current events to random musings, they chat (mostly) about security and technology topics. However, life is more than just the day job, there's always something fun to wrap up the show.Copyright © 2025 Mostly Security Politics & Government
Episodes
  • 417: Security Boffins
    Dec 6 2025

    Eric tracks hack attempts and Jon trades blood for pinball. Shai-Hulud is back, Calendly invite scam, Rust for good and evil. Giving Machines for the holiday season and Spores in Space!

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 13:48 - Shai-Hulud is back
    • 16:59 - Calendly Invite Scam
    • 19:11 - Rust for Good and Evil
    • 24:33 - Giving Machines
    • 28:00 - Spores in Space
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    32 mins
  • 416: Ant Honey
    Nov 29 2025

    Eric and Jon prep for Thanksgiving. Will blue and green bubbles coexist in peace and harmony? Will the airlines stop sharing flight data with the IRS? And is monitoring every car, everywhere, at all times 'unreasonable search'? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Have some Ozone and a Honey chaser.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 8:11 - QuickShare + AirDrop
    • 12:14 - Travel Intelligence Program
    • 18:34 - 'Suspicious' Travel Patterns
    • 25:16 - 5th Smallest (is good?)
    • 32:40 - Honey Tasting
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    39 mins
  • 415: Crab Pots
    Nov 22 2025

    This week's roundup features a mix of personal updates, major tech news, and scientific intrigue. Eric is super late to the Minecraft party while Jon gets his bushes trimmed. In tech, a massive WhatsApp security flaw exposed data for up to 3.5 billion users, while Google announced the release of Gemini 3 Pro and the new "Deep Think" reasoning mode. Cybersecurity concerns also rose with the global spread of the TamperedChef malware, delivered via malvertising and fake software installers. On the innovation front, MIT researchers developed a new lipid nanoparticle that dramatically enhances the effectiveness of mRNA vaccines, promising cost savings and better seasonal flu shots. Finally, in a fascinating natural observation, a wild gray wolf in British Columbia was documented using a buoy line to haul a crab trap ashore, potentially marking the first documented tool use by a wild canid. This summary of today's podcast brought to you (mostly) by Gemini 3.

    • 0:00 - Introduction
    • 9:10 - Nanoparticle mRNA
    • 12:36 - Gemini 3
    • 17:24 - Tampered Chef
    • 22:48 - Nanoparticle mRNA
    • 26:48 - Smart Wolves
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    33 mins
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