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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

Operation Fortify: A US Ransomware Plan

A simple yet comprehensive plan for how the United States could address its devastating ransomware problem. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 20209 min

The Relationship Between Hardship, Struggle, and Meaning

My essay on how struggle could be necessary for meaning, and how this could be the underlying cause of much of America's mental health problem. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 202014 min

News & Analysis | No. 250

CrowdSec, Nudge, Trickbot Trickery, CISA Ransomware Guide, Twitter and Facebook anti-Disinformation, QAnon Takedowns, Putin Turning on Trump, Azure Vulnerabilities, PC shipments up, Virtual Sales Call AI, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 12, 202027 min

News & Analysis | No. 249

Operation Fortify, Cyber Pearl Harbor, Github Code Scanning, E-6B Flights, Blackbaud++, Grinder Password Reset, Cloudflare API Security, QNAP Drama, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 05, 202022 min

News & Analysis | No. 248

Everyday Threat Modeling, Why I Like TikTok So Much, Windows XP Leak, SSH 8.4, Renée DiResta's Latest, Student Visas Changes, Cisco IOS Vulns, QAonon Gamification, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 28, 202017 min

Why Creators Should Move to Direct Support Monetization

My essay about why I think creators—especially in InfoSec—should be setting up their own domains and moving to a direct model for monetization. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 24, 202012 min

No, Changing Your SSH Port Isn't Security by Obscurity

My latest essay on the timeless debate on SSH ports and Security by Obscurity. I talk about why changing your port is not usually obscurity, and give what I believe to be an airtight method of how you can tell the difference between regular security and Security by Obscurity. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 23, 202013 min

News & Analysis | No. 247

SSH Port Obscurity, The TikTok Deal, Ransomware Death, Chinese Espionage CRM, Amazon Bribery, Instant Domain Admin, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 202020 min

Book Summary | Naked Statistics, by Charles Wheelen

In this episode, I review the book Naked Statistics , by Charles Wheelen. I cover: My one-sentence summary of the text The table of contents, which is super helpful to see the structure of the argument My capture of the main points My takeaways, questions, and ideas that came from reading it My final summarization And then my rating of the book and whether I recommend you read the full text Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Sep 16, 202023 min

News & Analysis | No. 246

Gullibility vs. Disinformation, Russia, Iran, and China Attacking US Elections, Oracle TikTok, US Revokes Chinese Visas, China vs. US Cyber, Patch Tuesday, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 14, 202026 min

Book Summary | Atomic Habits, by James Clear

In this episode, I review the book Atomic Habits , by James Clear. I cover: My one-sentence summary of the text The table of contents, which is super helpful to see the structure of the argument My capture of the main points My takeaways, questions, and ideas that came from reading it My final summarization And then my rating of the book and whether I recommend you read the full text Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 10, 202016 min

News & Analysis | No. 245

Anxiety and Freedom, Microsoft Deepfake Detection, Facebook Disinformation, Replacing Huawei, India China Apps, JEDI Microsoft, A Text Scam, Cisco Jabber Flaw, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 08, 202025 min

News & Analysis | No. 244

Russian attempted hack of Tesla, New Zealand SE DDoS, Drone Assassinations, China Unified Social Credit System, Cisco Sabotage, Stolen Gaming Accounts, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 31, 202018 min

News & Analysis | No. 243

InfoSec Creator Monetization, Initiating Contact with a Mentor, The Dark Side of Bounty/Creator Life, Facebook Election Threat Scenarios, Uber CISO Arrested, Spy HR Review Goes Bad, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 24, 202026 min

News & Analysis | No. 242

Clearview AI ICE, NSA/FBI Fancy Bear Malware, Indian Health Card, Trump TikTok 90 Days, Startups Dying, Uber/Lyft vs. Courts, Android Earthquakes, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 17, 202024 min

News & Analysis | No. 241

State Department Russian Media, Clean Network Plan, Cap One Fine, NSA Tracking Warning, YouTube Account Ban, Amazon Malls, No More Pixel 4, Audio RPGs, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 10, 202025 min

News & Analysis | No. 240

FBI Twitter Suspects, Recorded Future China Vatican, TikTok Microsoft Sep 15th, Amazon and Shopify Thriving, Forrester Ad Spending, Samsung Out of China, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 04, 202016 min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 239

Pentagon Information Warfare, Fancy GRU Attacks, 2 Chinese COVID Hackers, Chief Software Officer, Space Force DEVOPS, FBI Chinese Tax Software, DJI Drone Vulns, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 27, 202010 minEp. 239

Unsupervised Learning: No. 238

Twitter's Breach, The US Attacked IRA, Bloomberg FBI Sabre, Iran Keeps Getting Hacked, Russia's Cozy Bear, Cloudflare Outage, UIPath Automation, Verizon Uses Google AI to Automate Customer Service, Gamers Are Spending More, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 21, 202029 minEp. 238

Our Lighted Path to Totalitarianism

An essay on how five trends seem to naturally guide civilizations towards Totalitarianism as they progress, and what we can do to avoid that outcome. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 16, 202014 min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 237

Americans in China, TikTok Banning, Chinese Critics, BlueLeaks, Router Security, COVID Accelerating Trends, Twitter Subscriptions?, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 13, 202015 minEp. 237

Searching for the Ultimate Obstacle to Creativity

This essay looks at Training as Avoidance, The Toolbox Fallacy, and procrastination, and explores a potential root cause that underpins them all to inhibit creativity. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 07, 202018 min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 236

Encrochat breach, F5 Big Problem, DHS Social Election Query, WastedLocker, India Bans Chinese Apps, Florida DNA Privacy, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 06, 202028 minEp. 236

Unsupervised Learning: No. 235

Chinese diplomats stealing secrets, COVID flying risk, RT interviewing US cops, Army Ignite future predictors, China launches its GPS network, Russians paid bounties to kill US troops, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 29, 202019 minEp. 235

Unsupervised Learning: No. 234

Ripple20 IoT Vulns, Homeland Security Surveillance, US Cyber Budget, Adobe EOL, AWS DDoS, Bellingcat Poison Investigation, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 21, 202020 minEp. 234

The Dark Web Has Nothing on Data Brokers

How so-called legitimate Data Brokers are a far worse threat to peoples' privacy than cyber-criminals operating on the Dark Web. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 15, 20208 min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 233

SMBleed, Republicans. vs. China, Hawkey Surveillance, COVID in August 2019, IBM Facial PR, Palantir NHS, Blockchain Misinformation, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 15, 202020 minEp. 233

The Problem With Extracted Versions of Things

A short essay on how we might get more pleasure from things that take longer to process and attain, and what we can do with that information. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 12, 20206 min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 232

COVID-19 Trends, New Zoom Trouble, Facebook Blocking, Chrome Incognito Suit, Retail Rents, Nuclear Contractor Hack, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 08, 202033 minEp. 232

Unsupervised Learning: No. 231

US Protests & Unrest, Trump Goes Into the Bunker, NSA Warns on Exim, Octopus Scanner, Stanford's SIO Virality Project, Windows 10 Update, SHA-1 Deprecated in SSH, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism… Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 01, 202018 minEp. 231