Hunter Storm

Public presentations, technical panels, and domain‑specific briefings delivered across emerging‑technology, governance, and risk‑surface domains. This archive preserves the slides, audio, outlines, and field notes for each session.

Overview

This archive consolidates all spoken outputs delivered by Hunter Storm, including conference presentations, technical panels, invited talks, and domain‑specific briefings. Each entry includes the available artifacts:

• Slides
• Talk outlines
• Audio recordings
• Field notes

Presentations are organized chronologically and cross‑linked to relevant domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Micro‑Drones, Governance, and Emerging Tech Threats.

Professional Engagements

Hunter Storm’s professional engagements span academia, government, critical‑infrastructure sectors, industry consortiums, and public‑facing media organizations. This distribution reflects a multi‑domain career operating across research institutions, federal and municipal interfaces, enterprise security ecosystems, and community‑driven communication venues. The spread demonstrates cross‑sector credibility, critical‑infrastructure literacy, and the ability to translate complex technical subjects for diverse audiences.

Hunter Storm has presented at multiple organizations, including:

• Arizona State University (ASU)
• City of Phoenix
• INTERFACE Phoenix
• Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
• Midwestern University
• NCS Madison — CIO Strategy Meeting
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
• Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly known as Phoenix Comicon)
• Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
• Texas A&M
• University of Advancing Technology (UAT)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Wells Fargo

Presentation Archive | Hunter Storm

2026 Presentations

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) “Jobs Explained!” — Interview “Cybersecurity Career Paths” (2026)

Format: Digital Broadcast Appearance
Role: Interviewee (Featured Guest)
Event: PBS Jobs Explained! Interview: Cybersecurity Career Paths
Venue: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: July 31, 2026
Materials: [Slides][Audio][Outline][Field Notes]
Event URL:
Event Archive: https://hunterstorm.com/event/pbs-jobs-explained-appearance-cybersecurity-2026/
Archived Event URL: 
Domains: Public Media and Education, Workforce Transformation, Security Culture and Leadership, Future‑Critical Careers, Technology and Cybersecurity Communication, STEM Career Pathways, Youth‑Centered Career Development, Organizational Psychology and Workforce Dynamics
Description: Hunter Storm appears on the national PBS initiative Jobs Explained! in a combined podcast and video segment releasing July 2026. The program, produced by The WNET Group and supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, brings together ten PBS stations to create youth‑centered career content highlighting in‑demand and civic‑minded jobs. Arizona PBS contributes local segments focused on high‑impact industries including technology, cybersecurity, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and green jobs. Hunter’s segment provides expert insight on workforce transformation, security culture, and the future of technical leadership, aligning with the initiative’s mission to connect young people with meaningful, sustainable career pathways.

The Science of Synthetic Swarms and Biomimetic Microdrones

Format: Live Panel
Role: Panelist
Event: Live for the Synthetic Swarm: The Science of Drones
Venue: Phoenix Fan Fusion
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: June 5, 2026
Materials: [Slides][Audio][Outline][Field Notes]
Event Archive: Live for the Synthetic Swarm: The Science of Drones
Event URL: Phoenix Fan Fusion 2026: Square Egg Entertainment
Archived Event URL: 
Domains: Micro‑Drones; Emerging Tech Threats; UAV; Micromechanical Flying Insects (MFI)
Description: A technical presentation on biomimetic micro‑UAVs, micromechanical flying insects (MFI), risk‑surface behavior, and governance implications. Includes slides, audio, talk outline, and field notes documenting panel dynamics and cross‑domain interactions.
Related Reading: Bug in the Bathroom | Microdrone Security and Risk Implications — Hunter Storm’s analysis of biomimetic micro‑systems, cited by Grokipedia in the entry Micromechanical Flying Insect.

Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower | Lessons in Risk, Governance and Resilience (May 28, 2026)

2025 Presentations

Texas A&M Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Format: Virtual Panel
Role: Panelist
Event: Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering — Career Panel
Location: Virtual
Date: April 2025
Materials: Slides | Audio | Outline | Field Notes | Event Archive Page
Event URL:
Archived Event URL: Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Domains: Cybersecurity Careers; Enterprise Security Leadership; Applied Threat Strategy; Industry Pathways; Technical Career Development; Human‑Layer Security; Cross‑Sector Cyber Roles; Workforce Readiness
Description: A career and industry insights panel with panelists including the head of Tesla cybersecurity, L3Harris, Texas A&M professors, and others. Hosted by the Texas A&M Department of Computer Science and Engineering, featuring leaders from Tesla cybersecurity, Level 3 cybersecurity, and other major industry organizations. Hunter Storm provided guidance on navigating modern cybersecurity career paths, understanding enterprise‑scale threat environments, and developing the interdisciplinary skills required for high‑stakes technical roles. The session emphasized real‑world threat modeling, human‑layer security, and the strategic mindset needed to operate effectively in rapidly evolving cyber and AI‑driven environments. Cybersecurity career pathways, emerging threats, and related career paths.

2022 Presentations

Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)

Title: Quantum Ethics

The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED‑C), coordinated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and operated by Stanford Research Institute (SRI International), convenes industry, academia, national laboratories, and federal stakeholders to advance quantum technologies, standards, and critical‑infrastructure readiness.

2019 Presentations

The Overlooked Cyber Strategy | Protection from the New Wave of CyberThreats

Information Security Systems Association (ISSA) ISSA Phoenix Chapter
Format: Live Presentation
Role: Featured Speaker
Event: The Overlooked Cyber Strategy: Protection from the New Wave of CyberThreats (Professional Attacks, Character Assassination, Doxing, Impersonation, and More)
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Date: June 13, 2019
Materials: Slides | Audio | Outline | Field Notes | Event Archive Page]
Event URL: 
Archived Event URL: https://hunterstorm.com/event/protection-from-the-new-wave-of-cyberthreats-issa-scottsdale-2019/
Domains: Identity‑Layer Security; Hybrid Personal‑Layer Threats; Professionalized Harassment; Harassment as a Service (HaaS); Character Assassination; Doxing; Impersonation; Cyberstalking and Behavioral Threat Psychology; Corruption of Trusted Data Sources; Digital‑Physical Threat Convergence; Organizational and Personal Protection Strategies; Mitigating
Description: A landmark 2019 ISSA Phoenix presentation in which Hunter Storm introduced the first unified threat model for identity‑layer and personal‑layer cyberattacks. This session examined how professionalized harassment, character assassination, doxing, impersonation, cyberstalking, and data‑source corruption form a new class of hybrid threats that blend digital, physical, and psychological vectors. Drawing from real‑world adversarial patterns and years of research, Hunter Storm mapped how identity contamination and reputational warfare escalate into organizational‑scale impact. Attendees learned actionable protection strategies, early‑warning indicators, and frameworks that would later influence digital‑risk protection, executive digital security, and identity‑layer threat intelligence.

The Shift in Corporate Cybersecurity Strategies

NCS Madison — CIO Strategy Meeting
Event: CIO Strategy Meeting (Digitize, Transform, Lead, Secure)
Title: The Shift in Corporate Cybersecurity Strategies
Date: 2019
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Format: round table discussion
Topics: strategies to secure enterprise environments
URL:

2018 Presentations

Cybersecurity Council of Arizona

Format: Live Panel
Role: Panelist
Event: Career Conversations
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Date: October 2018
Audience: Cybersecurity students, security and risk management professionals
Overview: Panel providing advice on cybersecurity careers
Materials: Slides | Audio | Outline | Field Notes | Event Archive Page]
Event URL: 
Archived Event URL:

2013 Presentations

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and City of Phoenix Information Security Privacy Office (ISPO) — Spooky Security for City of Phoenix Brown Bag Lunch Series

Format: Live Presentation
Role: Featured Speaker
Event: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and City of Phoenix Information Security Privacy Office (ISPO) — Spooky Security for City of Phoenix Brown Bag Lunch Series 
Venue: City of Phoenix Information Security and Privacy Office (ISPO)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: October 29, 2013
Materials: [Slides] [Audio] [Outline] [Field Notes] [ Event Archive Page]
Event URL:
Archived Event URL: https://hunterstorm.com/event/spooky-security-city-of-phoenix-cybersecurity-awareness/
Domains: Security Awareness; Public Education; Human‑Layer Security
Audience: Open to public, general cybersecurity awareness
Overview: Comparing movie monsters to cybersecurity concepts for easy public understanding.
Description: A Halloween‑themed, plain‑English information security presentation designed for a non‑technical audience. Originally delivered at the invitation of the City of Phoenix CISO, who discovered Hunter Storm through LinkedIn. Used classic movie monsters and horror‑film tropes to explain real‑world security threats and provide simple, actionable steps attendees could take to stay safe online.

Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering

Format: Live Presentation
Role: Keynote Speaker
Event: INTERFACE Conference
Venue: The Westin Kierland Resort and Spa
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: 2013
Description: Foundational technical presentation introducing the first human‑layer threat modeling and adversarial behavior signatures, as well as cognitive security.
Domains: Social Engineering; Human‑Layer Security; Behavioral Threat Modeling Topics: Social engineering protection strategies, human-centric cybersecurity approaches
Materials: [Slides] [Audio] [Program Listing] [Notes] [ Event Archive Page]
Event URL:
Archived Event URL: https://hunterstorm.com/event/hacking-humans-ports-and-services-model-2013/

2011 Presentations

University of Advancing Technology (UAT)

Title: Guest Instructor – Security Operations Center Intrusion Detection and Event Correlation

Date: Multiple sessions (2011 – 2013)

Topics: Event Correlation, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Security Operations Center (SOC) best practices, cybersecurity, social engineering with Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering.

2007 Presentations

BCP/DR Superheroes: How to Save the World from Perilous Pitfalls, Sneaky Scoundrels, and Dastardly Disasters

Format: Live Presentation
Role: Featured Speaker
Event: Arizona Security Practitioner’s Forum (AZSFP) — later known as Southwest Cybersecurity Forum (SWCF)
Venue: University of Advancing Technology (UAT)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: October 22, 2007
Domains: Business Continuity; Disaster Recovery; Operational Resilience
Materials: [Slides] [Audio] [Outline] [Field Notes] [ Event Archive Page]
Event URL: http://www.azspf.org/
Archived Event URL: AZ Security Practitioners’ Forum | Promoting the Process of Security https://web.archive.org/web/20071230154706/http://www.azspf.org/
Description: Technical presentation on operational resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery frameworks. How to protect against ransomware.

IDS/IPS and Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction

Format: Live Presentation
Role: Featured Speaker
Event: Arizona Security Practitioners’ Forum (AZSPF / SPF)
Venue: University of Advancing Technology (UAT)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: November 26, 2007
Materials: [Slides] [Notes] [Program Listing]
Event Archive: IDS/IPS and Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction
Event URL: http://www.azspf.org/
Archived Event URL: AZ Security Practitioners’ Forum | Promoting the Process of Security https://web.archive.org/web/20071230154706/http://www.azspf.org/
Description: Technical session examining the realities 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. Delivered with live practitioner participation as part of the AZSPF community’s monthly technical forum.
Domains: Intrusion Detection; Intrusion Prevention; Event Correlation; SOC Engineering; Threat Analysis

Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth / Hacking Humans: The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering

(First Public Presentation of Hacking Humans: The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering and the Term, “Hacking Humans“)

Format: Live Presentation
Role: Featured Speaker
Event: Arizona Security Practitioner’s Forum (AZSFP) — later known as Southwest Cybersecurity Forum (SWCF)
Venue: University of Advancing Technology (UAT)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: September 24, 2007
Materials: [Slides] [Audio] [Program Listing] [Notes] [Additional Notes]
Event Archive: Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth / Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering
Event URL: http://www.azspf.org/
Archived Event URL: AZ Security Practitioners’ Forum | Promoting the Process of Security https://web.archive.org/web/20071230154706/http://www.azspf.org/
Domains: Social Engineering, Psychology, Psychological Operations (PsyOps), Human‑Layer Security, Behavioral Threat Modeling, Human Factors, Cognitive Defense, Social Engineering
Description: Foundational technical presentation introducing the world’s first human‑layer threat modeling and adversarial behavior signatures, as well as cognitive security.

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Past Speaking Engagements

Below is a curated selection of Hunter Storm’s prior speaking engagements.

Arizona State University (ASU) Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Midwestern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM)

Wells Fargo

Topics: Quantum Technology, Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), Enterprise Information Security Risk Assessments, Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Information Security courses for Enterprise Learning and Development

Internal training for security organization on security domain topics, as well as formal presentations regarding the state of quantum and PQC.

Dates: 2006–2023

Social Engineering Awareness and Prevention: multiple companies and groups

Cross‑Domain Navigation

Presentations are linked to their relevant research domains:

• Micro‑Drones
• Emerging Tech Threats
• Governance
• Risk‑Surface Analysis

This ensures each presentation is discoverable both by format and by topic.

Upcoming Presentations

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About the Author | Hunter Storm: Technology Executive, Global Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker

CISO | President | Advisory Board Member | Strategic Policy & Intelligence Advisor | SOC Black Ops Team | QED-C TAC Relationship Leader | Principal Security Architect | Systems Architect | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Quantum Innovator | PQC & Quantum‑Era Specialist | Originator of Human‑Layer Security & Hybrid Threat Modeling | Cyber-Physical-Psychological Hybrid Threat Expert | Ultimate Asymmetric Advantage

Background

Hunter Storm is a veteran Fortune 100 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO); Advisory Board Member; Strategic Policy and Intelligence Advisor; SOC Black Ops Team Member; QED-C TAC Relationship Leader; Principal Security Architect; Systems Architect; Risk Assessor; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Quantum Innovator; Cyber-Physical-Psychological (Cyber-Phys-Psy) Hybrid Threat Expert; and Keynote Speaker with deep expertise in AI, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, and human behavior. She is also a federal whistleblower with documented contributions to institutional accountability and governance integrity. Explore more in her Profile and Career Highlights.

Drawing on over three decades of experience in global Fortune 3 – 100 enterprises, including Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, and American Express; aerospace and high-tech manufacturing leaders such as Alcoa and Special Devices (SDI) / Daicel Safety Systems (DSS); and leading technology services firms such as CompuCom, she guides organizations through complex technical, strategic, and operational challenges.

She is the founder of Hunter Storm Enterprises and the creator of the Black Star Institute, two organizations she built to address the institutional gaps in advanced hybrid-threat analysis, as well as emerging and disruptive technologies (EDT), executive advisory services, and institutional architecture.

Global Expert and Subject Matter Expert (SME) | AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum, and Strategic Intelligence

Hunter Storm is a globally recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, quantum technology, intelligence, strategy, and emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) as defined by NATO and other international frameworks.

Hunter Storm is a quantum‑era strategist whose national‑level contributions include participation in QED‑C Technical Advisory Committees evaluating NIST post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithm candidates. She contributed to the early NIST definition of quantum technologies and formally advocated for the establishment of a quantum ethics discipline. As the originator of Human‑Layer Security and Hybrid Threat Modeling, she brings a cross‑domain approach spanning cyber, physical, and psychological threat surfaces. Her work places her among the small group of practitioners who helped shape the United States’ quantum and post‑quantum governance landscape from the inside.

A recognized SME with top-tier expert networks including GLG (Top 1%), AlphaSights, and Third Bridge, Hunter Storm advises Board Members, CEOs, CTOs, CISOs, Founders, and Senior Executives across technology, finance, and consulting sectors. Her insights have shaped policy, strategy, and high-risk decision-making at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, quantum technology, and human-technical threat surfaces.

Bridging Technical Mastery and Operational Agility

Hunter Storm combines technical mastery with real-world operational resilience in high-stakes environments. She builds and protects systems that often align with defense priorities, but serve critical industries and public infrastructure. She combines first-hand; hands-on; real-world cross-domain expertise in risk assessment, security, and ethical governance; and field-tested theoretical research with a proven track record in high-stakes environments that demand both technical acumen and strategic foresight.

Foundational Framework Originator | Hacking Humans: The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering

Hunter Storm pioneered Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering, introduced and established foundational concepts that have profoundly shaped modern human-centric security disciplines across cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, platform governance, and socio‑technical risk. behavioral security, cognitive defense, human risk modeling, red teaming, social engineering, psychological operations (PsyOps), and biohacking. Hunter Storm introduced system‑level metaphors for human behavior—ports and services, human OSI layers, motivator/state analysis, protocol compatibility, and emotional ports—that now underpin modern approaches to social engineering, human attack surface management, behavioral security, cognitive threat intelligence, and socio‑technical risk. Her original framework continues to inform the practice and theory of cybersecurity today, adopted by governments, enterprises, and global security communities.

Projects | Research and Development (R&D) | Frameworks

Hunter Storm is the creator of The Storm Project | AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum, and the Future of Intelligence, the largest AI research initiative in history.

Hunter Storm also pioneered the first global forensic mapping of digital repression architecture, suppression, and censorship through her project Viewpoint Discrimination by Design | The First Global Forensic Mapping of Digital Repression Architecture, monitoring platform accountability and digital suppression worldwide.

Achievements, Awards, and Advisory Boards

Hunter Storm is a Mensa member and recipient of the Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, reflecting her enduring influence on AI, cybersecurity, quantum, technology, strategy, and global security.

She is a distinguished member of the ISARA Corporation Advisory Board, where she provides strategic guidance on post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) adoption, governance considerations, and long‑horizon security posture.

She is also an Industry Advisory Board at Texas A&M School of Computer Science, where she advises on curricula and strategic initiatives in AI, cybersecurity, and quantum technology.

Hunter Storm is a trusted contributor to ANSI X9, FS-ISAC, NIST, and QED-C, shaping policy, standards, and strategy at the highest levels.

Hunter Storm is a member of InfraGard, collaborating with public- and private-sector partners on critical infrastructure protection.

She also serves as President of Sonoran Desert Security (SDSUG), providing leadership, governance, innovation, and strengthening the regional security ecosystem.

All-Original, All Hunter Storm

Hunter Storm’s material is not recycled slides, AI-generated fluff, or “borrowed” conference notes. It is not from books, a certification class, a Google search, or a tour of someone’s lab. It is all-original thought leadership and strategic analysis from her operational experience and field work. These are firsthand, hands-on lessons from decades in the field of cybersecurity. Real encounters, real technologies, and real lessons you won’t find anywhere else.

Hunter Storm | The Ultimate Asymmetric Advantage

Hunter Storm is known for solving problems most won’t touch. She combines technical mastery, operational agility, and strategic foresight to protect critical assets and shape the future at the intersection of technology, strategy, and high-risk decision-making.

Hunter Storm reframes human-technical threat surfaces to expose vulnerabilities others miss, delivering the ultimate asymmetric advantage.

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