Venture capitalists aren't looking for nice founders; they want risk-takers. Nate Silver highlights that 70% of the billionaires on the 2023 Forbes 400 list are self-made, often coming from modest backgrounds. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https:/...
Sep 28, 2024•5 min
Comedians are increasingly using AI to help write jokes and brainstorm ideas, with mixed results. I think this is similar to the Turing Test in terms of the importance of AI progress. If AI can write a full set of comedy and make humans laugh, that’s f*cking huge. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmie...
Sep 27, 2024•4 min
Trump shared a fake image of Harris speaking at a Communist event. This one looks fairly fake, but 1) lots of people will still believe it’s real, and 2) current tech can already make more believable ones. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://dan...
Sep 26, 2024•6 min
A new Fabric web app called FabricUI!, Many AI Eyes, PagerAttack Analysis, a new Ripgrep, and more... Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 26, 2024•31 min•Ep. 451
A whole bunch of right-wing influencers received millions from Russia in return for promoting pro-Russian talking points. Hilarious to me since their whole narrative is to be skeptical and discerning. Except when it comes to obvious Russian propaganda. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See yo...
Sep 25, 2024•7 min
The more I think about it, the more I think a major career for creators going forward will be building entire realities for people to live inside of. So think post-AG/SI and post UBI, and where games are extraordinarily immersive. I think there will be a huge market for creative people building the story lines and stat systems and look and feel of entire worlds that people will live inside of for a period of years at a time. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Jo...
Sep 24, 2024•9 min
Here are my first thoughts after using OpenAI's New Strawberry Model for a couple of hours Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 19, 2024•22 min
80% Chinese Cranes, Drones vs. Abrahams, a RAG kickstart, a Canary-based Security Maturity Model, and more... Check out Wiz for a Free Could Security Scan: https://www.wiz.io/ul Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See ...
Sep 17, 2024•24 min•Ep. 450
In this conversation, I speak with Shiladitya Sircar, Senior VP of Product Engineering and Data Science at BlackBerry. We talk about: The Rise of Deepfakes and Cyber Threats Innovation Meets Malicious Intent: Deepfakes are not just a tech novelty; they’re a growing threat. From text-based phishing to hyper-realistic fake videos and audio, the landscape of cyber threats is evolving rapidly. Deepfake technology can clone voices, making it easier for cybercriminals to impersonate individuals and by...
Sep 17, 2024•45 min
Life changing books, defining your core problems, the Apple updates, and much more... ➡ Check out Vanta and get $1000 off: vanta.com/unsupervised Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
Sep 16, 2024•54 min•Ep. 449
KnowBe4 accidentally hired a North Korean state actor who tried to install info-stealing malware on their devices. They caught it in time, but it shows how good North Korean hackers are at pretending to be IT staff. | Bill Toulas | MORE Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next on...
Sep 10, 2024•3 min
This reminds me of a very similar lesson I learned when hiring in cybersecurity over 20 years: exposing people to training and encouragement makes the stars stand out, but it doesn’t turn everyone into stars . Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https:/...
Sep 08, 2024•10 min
The idea that Universal Basic Income (UBI) reduces the need to work isn't new, but recent studies show it doesn't lead to better jobs or more education. Instead, people just work less. | by Alex Howlett | MORE Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https:/...
Sep 06, 2024•7 min
Becoming Attention, Weighting on OpenAI, Ozempic and Aging?, and more... ➡ Check out Vanta and get $1000 off: vanta.com/unsupervised Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Sep 06, 2024•22 min•Ep. 448
Google is slowly getting rid of all the best things it has. The main thing Google is growing is its graveyard. Such a colossal waste of money and talent. Their failures should be studied for centuries as an example of what happens when you don’t lead with UX-focused product management, rather than “throw shit at wall”-focused engineering. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter....
Sep 04, 2024•3 min
China is installing record amounts of solar and wind energy, adding 10 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity every two weeks, which is like building five large nuclear power plants weekly. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/up...
Sep 02, 2024•2 min
A new study shows that while generative AI like ChatGPT makes individual stories more creative and engaging, it also makes them more similar to each other. | by Ben Dickson | MORE Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Se...
Aug 31, 2024•6 min
Stopping Chinese AI/Robot imports, Substrate for political platforms, sun vs. smoking, and more... Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 31, 2024•33 min•Ep. 447
I watched a number of videos last night about people losing their jobs, starting a YouTube channel, and just generally struggling. People are hurting because they’re feeling the ground shifting under their feet and it’s not clear if it’s their fault, what’s going on, or what to do about it. Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://ww...
Aug 29, 2024•5 min
Microsoft Lays Off DEI Team — Microsoft laid off its diversity, equity, and inclusion team, saying DEI is "no longer business critical." MORE Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Aug 27, 2024•3 min
Political deepfakes are here, Grok2 is insane, weakness vs. evil, and more… Check out ThreatLocker to secure your data: threatlocker.com/ul Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Discussed in this episode: Intro (00:00:00) Migration to Go (00:01:45) Aphorisms and AI Models...
Aug 22, 2024•42 min•Ep. 446
This episode introduces Substrate—An Open-source Framework for Human Understanding, Meaning, and Progress. Substrate is a crowdsourced project designed to enhance understanding, communication, and action in order to move humanity forward. Read the Article: 📃 https://danielmiessler.com/p/introducing-substrate TOPICS: Introduction to Substrate (00:00:00) Components of Substrate (00:01:18) GitHub Repository Overview (00:02:33) Purpose of Substrate (00:04:36) Argument Visualization Example (00:05:3...
Aug 09, 2024•42 min
What to expect at Blackhat/DEFCON, Identifying Explosives, OpenAI's new models, Llama 4 Timeline, and more… ➡ Check out Vanta and get $1000 off: vanta.com/unsupervised Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Discussed in this episode: Intro (00:00:00) OSINT and the Pizza In...
Aug 09, 2024•25 min•Ep. 444
Daniel Miessler discusses how AI can grow the number of elite propagandists and hackers employed by foreign intelligence agencies. Discussed in this video: AI-Enhanced Software and Disinformation (00:00:00) Russia utilizes AI software, Millio Radar, to create sophisticated fake personas for disinformation. Concerns About AI Sophistication (00:01:12) The increasing capabilities of AI could enable enemies to manipulate information on a massive scale. Shift from Block List to Allow List (00:02:30) ...
Aug 07, 2024•6 min
Switzerland goes open source, Google keeps cookies, DJI not cancelled, Alzheimer's spray, and more… ➡ Check out Vanta and get $1000 off: vanta.com/unsupervised Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Discussed in this episode: Intro (00:00:00) Job Loss and Career Change (00...
Aug 05, 2024•33 min•Ep. 443
In this conversation, I speak with Christine Gadsby, Head of Product Security Operations Team at BlackBerry. We talk about: The Role of AI in Cybersecurity: AI's real advancements, practical applications, and associated challenges, moving beyond the hype. Enhancing Incident Response and Threat Hunting Christine highlights AI's significant impact on enhancing incident response and threat hunting, how AI quickly analyzes vast data to identify Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), automates routine task...
Aug 05, 2024•42 min
Chinese Solar Builds, DOJ Domain Seizures, Scattered Spider Arrest, Kaiser AI, and more… ➡ Check out Vanta and get $1000 off: vanta.com/unsupervised Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Discussed in this episode: Intro (00:00:00) CrowdStrike Incident Discussion (00:01:49...
Jul 24, 2024•32 min•Ep. 442
HackerCamp Approaches, Introducing Substrate, Kaspersky--, Exim/Gitlab Vulns, Personal/Business Branding, and more… ➡ Check out the Autonomous IT Podcast: https://community.automox.com/autonomous-it-podcasts-144 Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Discussed on this epis...
Jul 21, 2024•24 min•Ep. 441
Twillio API Dump, North Korea Russia, Funny AI Memes, and more… ➡ Check out Vanta and get $1000 off: vanta.com/unsupervised Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Discussed on this episode: Intro (00:00:01) Rebranding of Al Qaeda (00:01:06) Reading Alex Ramos's Business Bo...
Jul 11, 2024•36 min•Ep. 440
Project Metaculus, SSH and Juniper 0-Day, China v. Taiwan, R1 Leaks, and more… ➡ Check out Vanta and get $1000 off: vanta.com/unsupervised Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://twitter.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler See you in the next one! Discussed in this episode: Updates on Courses and Fabric Introduction (00:00:43) Cracking Trump...
Jul 04, 2024•18 min•Ep. 439
