Hunter Storm

Event: Live Panel | Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering
2025-04-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix) | Texas A&M School of Computer Science and Engineering, Office: 102 Peterson Building 435 Nagle St., College Station, TX, 77843, United States
Event Summary
Hunter Storm joined cybersecurity leaders from Tesla, Level 3, and other major organizations for a Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) career panel exploring modern cybersecurity roles, enterprise threat environments, and the skills required for high‑impact technical careers.

Full Event Description
In April 2025, the Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering hosted a high‑signal career panel featuring leaders from Tesla cybersecurity, Level 3 cybersecurity, and other major industry organizations. Hunter Storm contributed insights drawn from real‑world enterprise threat operations, hybrid‑threat environments, and cross‑domain security leadership. Students gained practical guidance on navigating cybersecurity career paths, developing interdisciplinary expertise, and preparing for the evolving demands of AI‑driven and cyber‑physical threat landscapes. The panel emphasized human‑layer security, strategic thinking, and the importance of operational experience in shaping resilient security professionals.

Hunter Storm | Events and Appearances

Event: Digital Broadcast Appearance | PBS Jobs Explained! Cybersecurity Career Paths (July 2026)
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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Navigating Unconventional Career Paths
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Event: Featured Speaker | 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
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 Appearance | PBS Jobs Explained! Cybersecurity Career Paths (July 2026)
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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Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower — ISACA Central Ohio
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Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
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Social Engineering | Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth
Résumé | Wells Fargo | SOC Site Lead | Black Ops Team

Event: Live Presentation | 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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Hunter Storm Research — Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
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)
Version 1.0 — Published December 2025
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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 Appearance | PBS Jobs Explained! Cybersecurity Career Paths (July 2026)
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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