Hunter Storm

Event: Live Presentation | U.S. Department of Homeland Security and City of Phoenix Information Security Office (ISPO) Brown Bag Series: Spooky Security
2013-10-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix) | CIty of Phoenix ITS Department, 251 W. Washington St., 6th floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85003-2295, United States
Event Summary
A Halloween‑themed, plain‑English cybersecurity presentation delivered for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Phoenix Information and Security Privacy Office (ISPO). Designed for a non‑technical audience, the session used classic movie monsters and horror‑film tropes to explain real‑world security threats and give attendees simple, actionable steps to stay safe online.

Overview
Spooky Security was created to make cybersecurity approachable, memorable, and fun. By blending classic horror themes with real‑world threat behavior, the session helped City of Phoenix staff understand modern risks without jargon or intimidation. The presentation emphasized human‑layer security, everyday digital hygiene, and practical steps anyone can take to protect themselves.

Context and Origin
This session was originally delivered at the invitation of the City of Phoenix CISO, who discovered Hunter Storm through LinkedIn and requested a public‑education talk tailored for non‑technical municipal staff. The event became one of the City’s most accessible security awareness sessions of the year.

Key Themes

Human‑layer security
Everyday cyber hygiene
Social engineering awareness
Public education
Security culture
Monster‑themed threat analogies

Audience
City of Phoenix staff, DHS partners, and municipal employees seeking approachable cybersecurity guidance.

Hunter Storm | Events and Appearances

EVENT — Digital Broadcast | Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Jobs Explained! — Interview: Cybersecurity Career Paths (2026)
EVENT — Live Presentation | INTERFACE Phoenix Conference — Keynote Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering (June 21, 2013)
Event: Live Panel | Live for the Synthetic Swarm: The Science of Drones — Phoenix Fan Fusion (June 5, 2026, 7:30 PM)
Event: Virtual Presentation | Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower — ISACA Central Ohio (May 28, 2026 12:00 PM)
Event: Live Panel | Career Panel: Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering (April 1, 2025, 2:00 PM)
Event: Live Presentation | The Overlooked Cyber Strategy: Protection from the New Wave of CyberThreats (Professional Attacks, Character Assassination, Doxing, Impersonation, and more) — ISSA Phoenix (June 13, 2019, 2:00 PM)
Event: Featured Speaker | IDS/IPS & Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction (November 26, 2007, 6:30 PM)
Event: Featured Speaker | Spooky Security (City of Phoenix Brown Bag Series)
Event: Live Presentation | Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth (June 24, 2026 6:30 PM) – First public presentation of Hacking Humans: The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering

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Event: Live Presentation | University of Advancing Technology (UAT): IDS/IPS & Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction
2007-11-26 18:30 - 20:30 | University of Advancing Technology (UAT), 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe, AZ, 85283, United States
This page documents the November 26, 2007 Arizona Security Practitioners’ Forum session where Hunter Storm presented “IDS/IPS & Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction,” a practitioner‑level examination of detection fidelity, false‑positive reduction, and correlation logic in enterprise SOC environments.

Overview | IDS/IPS & Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction
In this 2007 Arizona Security Practioners Forum (AZSPF) session, Hunter Storm delivered a practitioner‑level examination of IDS/IPS tuning, false‑positive reduction, and event‑correlation logic from the perspective of a working SOC engineer and correlation‑tool architect. The presentation separated operational fact from vendor fiction, clarified common misconceptions about detection fidelity, and explored practical strategies for improving signal‑to‑noise ratios in enterprise environments.
The session included live practitioner participation, reflecting the AZSPF community’s collaborative, hands‑on approach to security engineering.

Key Themes

Intrusion Detection — operational realities vs. vendor claims
Intrusion Prevention — tuning for fidelity, not noise
Event Correlation — logic design, rule construction, and context weighting
False‑Positive Reduction — practical SOC‑tested strategies
SOC Engineering — workflow, triage, and analyst burden
Threat Analysis — interpreting signals in context

Historical Significance
This event is a key entry in the 2007 technical‑presentations cluster, representing Hunter Storm’s early public work in intrusion detection and prevention engineering, event correlation modeling, and SOC‑level operational fidelity. It complements the Hacking Humans debut event by documenting the parallel technical lineage of Storm’s security engineering career.

Audience & Format
Presented to the Arizona Security Practitioners’ Forum — an organic community of InfoSec professionals — the session blended structured content with open discussion, scenario analysis, and practitioner‑driven Q&A.

Hunter Storm | Events and Appearances

EVENT — Digital Broadcast | Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Jobs Explained! — Interview: Cybersecurity Career Paths (2026)
EVENT — Live Presentation | INTERFACE Phoenix Conference — Keynote Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering (June 21, 2013)
Event: Live Panel | Live for the Synthetic Swarm: The Science of Drones — Phoenix Fan Fusion (June 5, 2026, 7:30 PM)
Event: Virtual Presentation | Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower — ISACA Central Ohio (May 28, 2026 12:00 PM)
Event: Live Panel | Career Panel: Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering (April 1, 2025, 2:00 PM)
Event: Live Presentation | The Overlooked Cyber Strategy: Protection from the New Wave of CyberThreats (Professional Attacks, Character Assassination, Doxing, Impersonation, and more) — ISSA Phoenix (June 13, 2019, 2:00 PM)
Event: Featured Speaker | IDS/IPS & Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction (November 26, 2007, 6:30 PM)
Event: Featured Speaker | Spooky Security (City of Phoenix Brown Bag Series)
Event: Live Presentation | Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth (June 24, 2026 6:30 PM) – First public presentation of Hacking Humans: The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering

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Audience and Global Influence
Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower — ISACA Central Ohio
Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
Hunter Storm Official Site
Media
Platform Visibility Review and Policy
Presentations
Résumé | Wells Fargo | SOC Site Lead | Black Ops Team
Social Engineering | Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth
The Storm Chronology | Institutional Resilience Through Architecting Through Systemic Risk with Google Gemini

Event: Live Presentation | University of Advancing Technology (UAT) | Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth
2007-09-24 18:30 - 20:30 | University of Advancing Technology (UAT), 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe, AZ, 85283, United States
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Hacking Humans Archive (1994–Present)
Foundational Research Series — Primary Source Corpus (1994–Present)
Author: Hunter Storm (https://hunterstorm.com/), Founder, Hunter Storm Enterprises
Originator of the Hacking Humans Framework (1994–2007)
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Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering (First Public Introduction of the Term “Hacking Humans,” The Ports & Services Model, and the Full Framework)
Event: Arizona Security Practitioners’ Forum (AZSPF / SPF)
Venue: University of Advancing Technology (UAT)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: September 24, 2007
Domains: Social Engineering; Psychology; Psychological Operations (PsyOps); Human‑Layer Security; Behavioral Threat Modeling; Organizational Psychology
Event Type: Technical Community Forum

Overview
This 2007 session marked the first public introduction of Hunter Storm’s original framework, model, and terminology:

the term “Hacking Humans”
The Ports & Services Model of Social Engineering
the full Hacking Humans framework

Although the session was listed under the title “Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth,” the slides themselves carried the formal model name, and Hunter Storm’s original term, “Hacking Humans” appeared publicly for the first time.
The talk explored how human‑layer “ports,” “services,” and behavioral exposure surfaces could be mapped, predicted, and influenced using truth‑based social engineering techniques.

Key Themes

First public use of the term Hacking Humans
First public presentation of The Ports & Services Model
First public introduction of the full Hacking Humans framework
First public introduction of Human-Layer Security
First public introduction of Cognitive Security
Truth‑based influence as a high‑fidelity social engineering vector
Human‑layer “ports,” “services,” and behavioral exposure surfaces
How adversaries exploit predictable cognitive and emotional patterns
Defensive applications for training and insider‑threat detection
Organizational implications for culture, trust, and resilience

Historical Significance
This session is the first documented public appearance of the term Hacking Humans, The Ports & Services Model of Social Engineering, and the full Hacking Humans framework. It predates the 2013 INTERFACE keynote and forms a foundational part of the Hacking Humans Archive.

Audience and Format
Presented to the Arizona Security Practitioners’ Forum, an organic community of InfoSec professionals, the session blended structured content with open practitioner discussion and scenario‑based analysis.

Related Pages in the Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Archive

Event: Live Presentation | Hacking Humans Debut (2007): Social Engineering | Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth
Fields, Subfields, and Industries Influenced by Hunter Storm’s Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Keynote Presentation Biography and Additional Notes (Arizona Security Practitioners Forum, University of Advancing Technology, 2007)
Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Presentation Notes
Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Presentation Slides
Human-Layer Security | Definition, Origin, Variants, and 1994–2025 Lineage (Authoritative Guide)
Origin of Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
Original 2007 Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Presentation Notes (Primary Source Document) in Adobe PDF format: Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering: 2007 Presentation Notes
Original 2007 Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Presentation Notes (Primary Source Document) in Microsoft Word Document format: Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering: 2007 Presentation Notes
Original 2007 Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Presentation Slides, Foundational Edition (Primary Source Document): Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering | 2007 Arizona Security Practitioners Forum Keynote Slides (University of Advancing Technology, Phoenix, AZ) Foundational Edition (Hunter Storm)
Original 2013 Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering Presentation Slides, Keynote Edition (Primary Source Document): Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering | 2013 Interface Conference Keynote Slides (Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, AZ) (Hunter Storm)
The Unveiling of Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering

Hunter Storm | Events and Appearances

EVENT — Digital Broadcast | Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Jobs Explained! — Interview: Cybersecurity Career Paths (2026)
EVENT — Live Presentation | INTERFACE Phoenix Conference — Keynote Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering (June 21, 2013)
Event: Live Panel | Live for the Synthetic Swarm: The Science of Drones — Phoenix Fan Fusion (June 5, 2026, 7:30 PM)
Event: Virtual Presentation | Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower — ISACA Central Ohio (May 28, 2026 12:00 PM)
Event: Live Panel | Career Panel: Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering (April 1, 2025, 2:00 PM)
Event: Live Presentation | The Overlooked Cyber Strategy: Protection from the New Wave of CyberThreats (Professional Attacks, Character Assassination, Doxing, Impersonation, and more) — ISSA Phoenix (June 13, 2019, 2:00 PM)
Event: Featured Speaker | IDS/IPS & Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction (November 26, 2007, 6:30 PM)
Event: Live Presentation | Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth (June 24, 2026 6:30 PM) – First public presentation of Hacking Humans: The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering

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