
Unsupervised Learning
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.
Latest episodes

Jun 12, 2020 • 6min
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/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 8, 2020 • 33min
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/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 1, 2020 • 18min
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/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 25, 2020 • 24min
Unsupervised Learning: No. 230
Twitter Bots, Face Recognition Headsets, Chrome Bug Memories, Virtual Currency, White House OPSEC, Realtime Language Translation, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 20, 2020 • 11min
Analysis of the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Report
In this episode, Daniel takes a look at the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. He looks at the key findings and talks about what they might mean to us going forward.Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 18, 2020 • 19min
Unsupervised Learning: No. 229
Feds Release Top Vulns, China Brainwave Tracking, Europe CISSP Masters, Army Electronic Warfare, Microsoft Third-largest Patch Tuesday, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 12, 2020 • 17min
Unsupervised Learning: No. 228
Thunderbolt Attack, Celebrity Ransomware, ClearView Government, Blackhat DEFCON Virtual, War Thunder, 5G Bio Attacks, PC Game Cheating, Zoom Keybase, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 4, 2020 • 20min
Unsupervised Learning: No. 227
VICE vs. Chinese Surveillance, Indian Contact Tracing, NHS + GCHQ, Banjo Racism, Singapore Requires Check-ins, Bruce on Contact Tracing, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 28, 2020 • 21min
Unsupervised Learning: No. 226
Bay Area Lockdown Til May, The Swedish Approach, California Autopsies, Zoom Security Updates, Palantir Contacts, NSA Web Vulns, GreyNoise Services, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 22, 2020 • 1h 6min
A Conversation with Renée DiResta: Disinformation and Conspiracy Propagation
In this episode, Daniel speaks with Renée DiResta about her work tracking narratives online. They discuss: The different strains of false information Her work at the Stanford Internet Observatory How the same narrative can be used by multiple sides The origin of the Bill Gates conspiracies Mapping campaigns to actor strategies What she recommends others do who are interested in her field Other topics around disinformation, conspiracy, and narrative tracking Renée DiResta is the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, a cross-disciplinary program of research, teaching and policy engagement for the study of abuse in current information technologies. Renee investigates the spread of malicious narratives across social networks, and assists policymakers in devising responses to the problem. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.