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Unsupervised Learning

Daniel Miesslerdanielmiessler.com

Unsupervised Learning is about ideas and trends in Cybersecurity, National Security, AI, Technology, and Culture—and how best to upgrade ourselves to be ready for what's coming.

Episodes

A Conversation with Gabe Bernadett-Shapiro on AI

👥 This conversation is between Daniel Miessler, founder of Unsupervised Learning, and Gabriel Bernadett-Shapiro, an expert on AI Safety and Threat Intelligence. 🧠 TOPICS 00:00:00 Intros 00:04:50 Acels vs. Decels/Boomers 00:08:10 Accelerationists' Optimism for AGI 00:11:02 AGI vs. ASI Discussion 00:14:22 AI Development Debate 00:18:45 Data Retrieval with LLMs 00:27:21 Bottom-Up Automation Strategy 00:34:56 Data Availability Problem Solving 00:42:07 Threat Intel Task Automation 00:49:32 Auto Ana...

Dec 21, 202337 min

UL NO. 411: ChatGPT Repeat Vuln, A UL AI Course!, Revenge Code Deletion

Sneaky ChatGPT Data Leaks, A New Ground-Based Telescope, Companies Leaving Austin, More… 📢Sponsored by Automox : Brace yourself for any IT calamity with Automox! 🛡️ Tune into the Autonomous IT podcast and join experts discussing Patch Tuesday insights, mitigation strategies, and CVE remedies. Connect with IT pros and stay ahead of the game. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or your favorite podcast platform! Read today's episode here Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnys...

Dec 14, 202320 min

UL NO. 410: The Immigration/Identity Security Risk, Super Soldier Pentagon Talk, Okta&Me Updates, Teachable Agents

Meta bans AI-generated Political Ads, Google's new RETVec Anti-spam tool, a casual convo on Super Soldiers, and more… 📢Sponsored by Kolide 🔒 Secure your world with device trust – manage all OS, empower employees to fix their own security issues. Say goodbye to vulnerable credentials. 📢Sponsored by: Panoptica.app - Simplify container deployment, monitoring, and security Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Dec 06, 202326 min

UL NO. 408: OpenAI Coup Theory, SEC vs. SolarWinds Analysis, Deepfake D&D Summaries

My Theory Of What Happened At OpenAI, A New Ransomware Tactic, Analysis Of What The SEC Case Will Do To Cybersecurity, Live David Attenborough Narration, And More… Read the episode here . 📢Sponsored by: Panoptica.app - Simplify container deployment, monitoring, and security Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 27, 202336 min

UL NO. 407: OpenAI Prompt Injection, Leaky GPTs, AGI by 2028, Huberman Routine AI

Extremist groups using AI for propaganda, NYC restaurant bots, Wegovy and Cannabis studies, my favorite collections of GPTs… 📢Sponsored by Moonlock — cybersecurity wing of MacPaw. Developers of Moonlock Engine, the antimalware tech in CleanMyMac X. 📢Sponsored by Automox - AI-powered modern IT automation is here. Learn more at automox.com . Read the episode here . Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 14, 202340 min

Why I'm Not Getting the New Humane AI Pin

Why I should be super excited by the Humane AI pin, but I'm not. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 13, 20234 min

UL NO. 404: ServiceNow Widget Flaws, North Korean Infiltrators, and the New Top-performing Prompt String…

In this edition we dive into North Korean IT Infiltration, the top performing prompt technique, Google's traffic optimization, American sick day increases, ServiceNow's Widget problem, the US murder rates, and more Read online here: https://danielmiessler.com/p/ul-no-404-servicenow-widget-flaws-north-korean-infiltrators-new-topperforming-prompt-string Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 26, 202327 min

UL NO. 403: Signal Investigates Rumored Zero-Day Bug, AI Predicts New COVID-19 Strains, Dwindling US-China Scientific Collaboration...

In This Edition We Look Into Signal's Investigation Into A Rumored Zero-Day Bug, How Harvard And Oxford Researchers Are Using AI To Predict New COVID-19 Strains, The Dwindling Collaboration Between American And Chinese Scientists, And The European Commission's CSAM Detection Bypass View this week's podcast online at https://danielmiessler.com/p/403 Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 16, 202328 min

UL NO. 402: Israeli Footage & Analysis, WSFTP + MOVEIT, AI Explainability, Andreessen vs. Perell on Writing, and more…

Israel analysis, a genetic data breach, active exploits against critical vulnerabilities, and a brilliant conversation between two writers about creativity 📢 Sponsored by Kolide: Concerned about data breaches and hacks? 🔒 Discover Kolide, the device trust solution that secures your company's devices and credentials, making phishing attempts useless to hackers. See it in action at www.kolide.com/unsupervisedlearning View today's episode online here: https://danielmiessler.com/p/402 Become a Mem...

Oct 11, 202326 min

UL NO. 401: Sony hit again?, Taiwan Disinformation, Corporations Demand Hardcore Workers, and GPTVision Examples…

We also look at Lex's first meaningful conversation in the metaverse, fixing Science, and TikTok's impact on reading 📢 Sponsored by Kolide: Concerned about data breaches and hacks? 🔒 Discover Kolide, the device trust solution that secures your company's devices and credentials, making phishing attempts useless to hackers. See it in action at www.kolide.com/unsupervisedlearning View today's episode online here: https://danielmiessler.com/p/ul-no-401-sony-hit-taiwan-disinformation-corporations-d...

Oct 03, 202325 min

UL NO. 400: What Hiring Managers Want, CVE Farming, Hunt Forward Operations, and AI vs. B2B Services

Discover how AI is set to revolutionize the B2B services economy and the implications for GDP. Plus, unravel the paradox of the cyber job market, explore the urgent need for a content source authentication system, and delve into the controversial practice of CVE farming 📢Sponsored by Vanta.com - scales with your business, helping you enter new markets, land bigger deals, and earn customer loyalty. 📢Sponsored by: Mimecast.com - Protect yourself against vulnerabilities with an added layer of sec...

Sep 28, 202331 min

UL NO. 399: Wisdom Extraction From Any Text, Vegas Gets Cyber Jesus, AI Creativity Performance, Pentagon Cyber Strategy…

This week we talk about how I extract manual-quality wisdom from any text/transcript, what I learn from biographies, 25 lessons in 17 years of infosec, and tons of new tools and projects. 📢Sponsored by Vanta.com - scales with your business, helping you enter new markets, land bigger deals, and earn customer loyalty. 📢Sponsored by Moonlock — cybersecurity wing of MacPaw. Developers of the antimalware tech in CleanMyMac X — Moonlock Engine. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See...

Sep 19, 202339 min

UL NO. 398: Storm Vuln Stacking, CloudRecon, The S-Tier Guide to AI Whispering, Full-body MRIs…

Explore the explosive separation of society into the Thriving 10% vs. the Suffering 90%, how AI is becoming an integral part of our brains, and how to defend your family's privacy 📢Sponsored by Vanta Building a SaaS business? Get ready for the compliance questions! 📈 Achieving SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA compliance can be a game-changer, but it's often tough. Automate up to 90% of work, save time & money, and scale effortlessly. www.vanta.com/unsupervised Become a Member: https://danielmies...

Sep 12, 202320 min

UL NO. 397: Propaganda in a Box, Glacier-like Security, AGI by 2028?, Ancient Wisdom via AI, and Newsletter Differentiation

🎥 Embracing Short-Form Video Creation 🔬 Piping into Portscanner: A Guide 📚 Long/Slow Content: The UL Book of the Month 🛡️ Defensive Security: A Glacier's Pace 🧠 Predicting AGI Attainment by 2025-2028 📜 Timeless Concepts from Ancient Myths 📰 Russian Impersonation Disinformation Exposed 🤖 AI Disinformation: Counteracting Propaganda 👗 Forever 21 Data Breach: Half a Million Impacted 🚗 Automotive Hacking Contest: Pwn2Own Automotive 🍏 Apple's Private Access Tokens: A Sneak Peek 📡 WiFi Visi...

Sep 07, 202326 min

No. 396 - Elon's Doxxing FSD, ATHI AI Threat Modeling Framework, Cardboard Drones, and GPT Enterprise…

In this episode: 🤔 Thoughts on the Eliezer vs. Hotz AI Safety Debate 🎥 Musk's FSD and Privacy Demo 🔒 Duolingo Data Breach 💥 MOVEit Mass Hack 🔎 Putin Critics' Fate 🚨 Leaseweb Security Breach 🔬 Lazarus's New Malware 🚁 Cardboard Drones in Combat 🕵️ Taiwan Espionage Alert 🔐 CloudNordic Ransomware Attack 📱 Kroll's SIM Swap 👾 GPT-4's API Misuses 🔭 Tool & Article Discovery ➡️ The Recommendation of the Week 🗣️ The Aphorism of the Week 📢Sponsored by: Mimecast.com - Protect yourself aga...

Aug 29, 202326 min

What I'm Doing and How It's Going

How I went from a $350K FTE to $700K+ doing my own thing. This is the first time I've ever shared anything about what I'm doing and how I make money. It covers: Why I got out of the corporate game What I'm doing for income streams How much I make on each Why I think YOU should consider jumping as well Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 21, 202323 min

NO. 395 — How I Make Money as an Independent, Tesla's Insider Data Breach, Bots Beating CAPTCHAs, and Escaping the Maze…

In this episode: 🎙️ "What I’m Doing And How It’s Going" 🔐 Tesla's Data Breach: An Inside Job 🔍 Example’s Matter: Canary's Domain Name Issue 🚨 NetScaler Instances Hacked: CVE-2023-3519 Exploited 🤖 Bots Outperform Humans at Solving CAPTCHAs 🔒 Infrastructure Security Boost: Israel-US Collaboration 🔎 Microsoft Breach Investigation by DHS's CSRB 🇨🇳 China's Cyber Threat to US Infrastructure 🇯🇵 China's Damaging Cyber Attack on Japan 🕵️‍♂️ Hacker Accounts Exposed: Cybercrime Forum Logins Sto...

Aug 21, 202332 min

NO. 394 — Vegas Recap, CISA MS Alert, China/US AI Fight, Deceased Kid AI, Following vs. Leading…

In this episode: 🎰 Back from Vegas: Event Recap 🔬 Covid Testing: Importance of Correct Method 🔥 Burnout and Addiction: Shared Root Cause 🪳 Vulnerabilities 🎩 Black Hat Highlights: Tool Releases 👥 Lapsus$ Tactics: Simple Techniques, Big Breaches 🤖 AI Cyber Challenge: DARPA's Call to Arms 🔒 Cybersecurity Standings: US vs China 🌐 Render's Cloudflare Issue: Network Errors 🔍 PromQL Guardrails: Code Scanning with Semgrep 🔭 Tool & Article Discovery ➡️ The Recommendation of the Week 🗣️ Th...

Aug 16, 202319 min

No. 393 - Hacker Week, Deleting Google Info, And Creating High-Entropy Content

In this episode: 🎉 HackerCon Week: BSides, Blackhat, DEFCON 🔒 Google's Privacy Update: Control Your Data 🤖 AI Vulnerability: Adversarial Attacks on Chatbots 🛡️ NIST CSF Changes: Are You Ready? 📊 Breach Disclosure Rules: SEC's New Mandate 🔧 Tech Giants' Security Fixes: Apple, Google, Microsoft 📚 Penetration Testing Guide: Understanding Cybersecurity Risks 🤖 Google's AI Pivot: Supercharged Assistant 📦 Musk's Grid Warning: Invest in Energy Transition 🔭 Tool & Article Discovery ➡️ The ...

Aug 10, 202331 min

NO. 392 — Trail of Bits Testing Handbook, Startups Freefall, and Chinese Propaganda Escalation…

In this episode: 💡 Burnout and Addiction: A New Perspective 🚦 UL RSS Live: Stay Updated 🔍 Security News: Testing Handbook, IDOR Vulnerability, Lazarus Hacks 📈 Technology News: Startup Decline, iPhone Dominance, AI Girlfriends 🌍 Human News: Longevity Habits, Unemployment Rates, Math Crisis 💭 Ideas & Analysis: AI Tooling and Reading 🎨 Hacker Art by Rez0 🛠️ Discovery: New Tools and Insights 👥 Managerial Pitfalls: Transitioning Roles 👜 Birkin Bag Economics: The World's Most Expensive H...

Jul 31, 202319 min

NO. 391 — AI Manipulation Defenders, .MIL Leak, And The NPC Phenomenon

In this episode: 🤖 How AI Will Defenders Protect Us 📈 AI's Role in K-Shaped Recovery 📧 Military Email Leak 🔐 VirusTotal Data Leak 🇨🇳 Great Firewall Expansion 🍏 Apple vs UK Surveillance 🚗 TikTok Theft Tutorials 👁️ AI Surveillance Expansion 🔧 Tech Scam Evolution 🤖 OpenAI's Persistent Context 🍏 Apple's AI Chatbot 📰 AI Journalism 🔭 Tool & Article Discovery ➡️ The Recommendation of the Week 🗣️ The Aphorism of the Week 📢Sponsored by: Moonlock.com - understand how Mac users navigate...

Jul 24, 202322 min

NO. 390 — Voice Scams, FrontView Mirrors, and Idea Molecules

In this episode: 🚨 VoiceFake Scams on the Rise 🔑 FrontView Mirror, 2024 Edition: Trends and Preparations 🎙️ AI and Content Creation: A Discussion on The Phillip Wylie Show 🔒 Chinese Email Hack: A Sophisticated Espionage Effort 🌐 Transatlantic Data Flow: A New EU-US Data Privacy Framework 🔍 Docker Security Flaws: Sensitive Data in Docker Images 🏥 HCA Healthcare Breach: Impacting 11 Million Patients ⚖️ Orca Suing Wiz: A Case of Patent Infringement 🤖 AI-Enabled Cybercrime: The Rise of WormG...

Jul 17, 202321 min

NO. 389 — The Creativity Friction Coefficient, Lockbit v TSMC, and Detecting Smart Errors

📚 The Real Internet of Things: A Look into the Future of Technology 🔒 Pentera's Unique Approach to Automated Security Validation 🌐 AI and the Reduction of the Creativity Friction Coefficient 🔐 LockBit vs. TSMC: A Tale of Ransomware and Supply Chain Dependencies ☁️ The US's Move to Block Chinese Cloud Usage: A National Security Matter 🔥 Fortinet Fallout: A Critical Bug in FortiGate Firewalls 🇨🇳 New Chinese APT Tradecraft: Volt Typhoon's Stealthy Approach 🔍 Google's Privacy Policy Update: ...

Jul 10, 202318 min

Sponsored Interview: Pentera

Alright, in this Sponsored Interview I’m talking with Aviv Cohen. Aviv is an engineer turned Chief Marketing Officer with Pentera, so if he sounds more technical than most CMOs, that’s why. We talk about Pentera’s Automated Security Validation platform, which he says is similar but different to automated pen testing and attack surface management, and we discuss multiple dimensions of that, from the space they play in, the problem with existing solutions, and a lot more. And with that, there’s my...

Jul 10, 202346 min

NO. 388 — Context Reflections, Critical Thinking, China's Decline, and NFC

In this episode: 📚 Using Reflections to Compress LLM Context Data 🎧 My Appearance on the Critical Thinking Podcast 🍏 Apple's Critical Security Updates ⌚ Suspicious Smartwatches Targeting Military Personnel 🔥 Databricks Acquires Generative AI Company 🌐 Cloudflare's Observatory Performance Monitoring Tool 📺 LG Integrates AirPlay 2 and HomeKit into Hotel TVs 💼 Remote Work as a Competitive Advantage for Small Tech Companies 🐝 Beehiiv Raises $12.5 Million 🔍 AI Zoom Magic by Midjourney 🇨🇳 C...

Jun 26, 202316 min

NO. 387 — Modern Parenting and Narcissism?, New Russian Hacking Unit, McKinsey AI Predictions, and more…

In this episode: 🧠 Is modern parenting creating narcissists? 🔒 Top cybersecurity official warns of Chinese hackers 🇷🇺 New Russian hacking unit identified 🚀 NVIDIA's AI red team philosophy 📈 McKinsey says AI will massively boost productivity 💊 MDMA helps white supremacist move away from hate 🔎 Google further soils the bed Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 20, 202324 min