Episode

Open Source Malware with Paul McCarty

Podcast: Open Source Security
Published: Apr 13, 2026
Duration seconds: 2303
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Summary

Josh talks to Paul McCarty of Open Source Malware about ... open source malware. Paul explains why there aren't many good open source malware datasets. We discuss why the existing data is lacking for many use cases. We of course touch on AI and the malware in skills problems and challenges. It's a fun discussion with a lot of new and interesting problems we all have to deal with. The show notes and blog post for this episode can be found at https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/2026-04-open-source-malware-paul-mccarty/