Merry Christmas 2025 | A Wish for the People Who Never Fully Get the Day Off It’s Christmas Eve in the United States, and I’m saying, “Merry Christmas!” Everyone is free to call it whatever they like. That part isn’t the point. The point is something most people don’t see. […]
When the “Good Guys” Normalize Theft | Hacking Human Ethics and IP
By: Hunter Storm Published: December 20, 2025 Hunter Storm is a CISO, Advisory Board Member, Black Ops Team Member, Systems Architect, and Cyber-Physical Hybrid Threat Expert. She is the originator of the Hacking Humans: Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering framework and The Storm Project: AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum, […]
User-First Marketing Email Defaults | A Rare Example of Doing It Right
By: Hunter Storm Published: December 19, 2025 Hunter Storm is a CISO, Advisory Board Member, Black Ops Team Member, Systems Architect, and Cyber-Physical Hybrid Threat Expert. She is the originator of the Hacking Humans: Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering framework and The Storm Project: AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum, […]
The Unveiling of Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
The Unveiling of Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering For years, I didn’t fully understand the impact of something I built early in my cybersecurity career. I created a framework — Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering — long […]
The Ultimate “Everything-Tech” Serenity Prayer
A modern Serenity Prayer for experts whose insights across artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, quantum computing, technology, and emerging technologies are ignored or dismissed—capturing the patience, humor, and quiet satisfaction of knowing the truth before the world catches up. The Ultimate “Everything-Tech” Serenity Prayer Grant me the serenity to […]
A Thanksgiving for Courage, Integrity, and Lasting Gifts
Why I’m Releasing This Work Today | The Turkey, the Eagle, and the Hug Heard Around the World Thanksgiving is a day when people gather with friends and family, pile their plates with too much food, switch to sweatpants by 3 p.m., and lean into one of the […]
StormWatch | Apple Plans to Scan U.S. Phones for Child Abuse Imagery
Tech for Good | Think of the Children by Hunter Storm, (originally published August 6, 2021 on LinkedIn) On August 5, 2021, Reuters released an article, Apple Plans to Scan U.S. Phones for Child Abuse Imagery. So, Apple plans to scan users’ devices for child porn. A laudable goal. […]