January 06, 2026

Security Now 1059: MongoBleed

3 hours 16 minutes

Why are code signing certificates suddenly getting shorter, pricier, and more restrictive? Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte expose the "cabal" rewriting the rules for everyone who builds software—and what it means for your security and your wallet.

Code-signing certificate lifetimes shortened by two years.

Sadly, ChatGPT is heading toward an advertising profit model.

The Python Package Index is strengthening its security.

BitLocker gets hardware acceleration, but not today.

New York City's mayoral inauguration banned Raspberry Pi's.

An astonishingly good British time travel series.

A critical link between Vitamin D and Magnesium.

A look inside the very bad MongoBleed vulnerability

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1059-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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