Finally, a Company Doing Email Defaults Right | A Case for Common Sense Privacy Preferences It’s been years since I’ve seen a company implement email preferences in a way that actually respects the user. And yes, I say this often: I’d love for just one company to “get it […]
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 Hunter Storm’s Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering framework is the first predictive framework for human-layer threat modeling, built starting in 1994, fully matured by 2000, and presented publicly in […]
Playing Reindeer Games | Documenting Accuracy, Intervention, and Integrity
Playing Reindeer Games | Documenting Accuracy, Intervention, and Integrity It’s always the right time of year to keep an eye on published content. That’s especially true in my case, where I work with sensitive topics and information. That’s why I’m writing about how some of my professional pages, including […]
The Ultimate “Everything-Tech” Serenity Prayer
Calm in The Storm 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 […]
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 most […]
What Happened with HunterStorm.com | Clarifying the Recent “Account Suspended” Notice
What Happened with the Hunter Storm Official Site | Clarifying the Recent “Account Suspended” Notice The notice was triggered by a billing error. Although HunterStorm.com is set up for automatic payment, a temporary processing issue caused the system to display the account as suspended. This article explains the Hunter […]
Crisis Leadership | Lessons from the Shadow CISO During the Wells Fargo Sales Practices Scandal
Leading Enterprise Security at the World’s Largest Financial Institution During the Largest Banking Scandal in History I didn’t apply for a crisis. In 2017, I was asked to “take over my new manager’s role so they could transition to a new one” and to “help out with some overdue […]