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.

2026 Presentations

PBS Jobs Explained! Cybersecurity Career Paths

Format: Digital Broadcast Appearance
Role: Interviewee (Featured Guest)
Event: PBS Jobs Explained! Cybersecurity Career Paths
Venue: Public Broadcast System (PBS)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: July 31, 2026
Materials: [Slides][Audio][Outline][Field Notes]
Event Archive: https://hunterstorm.com/event/pbs-jobs-explained-appearance-cybersecurity-2026/
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Domains: Public Media & 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 & 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
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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.

Femme Fatale to Federal Whistleblower | Lessons in Risk, Governance and Resilience

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
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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 hosted by the Texas A&M Department of Computer Science & 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.

2019 Presentations

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

Format: Live Presentation
Role: Featured Speaker
Event: ISSA Phoenix Chapter — The Overlooked Cyber Strategy: Protection from the New Wave of CyberThreats
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Date: June 13, 2019
Materials: Slides | Audio | Outline | Field Notes | Event Archive Page]
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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 and Impersonation; Cyberstalking and Behavioral Threat Psychology; Corruption of Trusted Data Sources; Digital‑Physical Threat Convergence; Organizational and Personal Protection Strategies
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, 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 (Digitize, Transform, Lead, Secure) Phoenix 2019 round table discussion, The Shift in Corporate Cybersecurity Strategies

2018 Presentations

Format: Live Panel
Role: Panelist
Event: Cybersecurity Council of Arizona — Career Conversations
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2018
Materials: Slides | Audio | Outline | Field Notes | Event Archive Page]
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2013 Presentations

Spooky Security (City of Phoenix Brown Bag Series)

Format: Live Presentation
Role: Featured Speaker
Event: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Phoenix Information and Security Privacy Office (ISPO) — Spooky Security for City of Phoenix Brown Bag Lunch Series 
Venue: [City of Phoenix — Department / Building]
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: October 29, 2013
Materials: [Slides] [Audio] [Outline] [Field Notes] [ Event Archive Page]
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Domains: Security Awareness; Public Education; Human‑Layer Security
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
Materials: [Slides][Audio][Program Listing][Notes] [ Event Archive Page]
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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: 2007
Domains: Business Continuity; Disaster Recovery; Operational Resilience
Materials: [Slides] [Audio] [Outline] [Field Notes] [ Event Archive Page]
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Description: Technical presentation on operational resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery frameworks.

IDS/IPS & 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 & Event Correlation: Separating Fact from Fiction
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Archived Event URL: AZ Security Practitioners’ Forum | Promoting the Process of Security
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

(First Public Presentation of Hacking Humans: The Ports & 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: 2007
Materials: [Slides] [Audio] [Program Listing] [Notes] [Additional Notes]
Event Archive: Social Engineering: Building a More Secure World Thru Innovative Use of the Truth
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Archived Event URL: AZ Security Practitioners’ Forum | Promoting the Process of Security
Domains: Social Engineering; Psychology; Psychological Operations (PsyOps); Human‑Layer Security; Behavioral Threat Modeling
Description: Foundational technical presentation introducing the world’s first human‑layer threat modeling and adversarial behavior signatures, as well as cognitive security.

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

Here are Hunter Storm’s upcoming speaking engagements. Join her to explore a wide range of topics, including insider threat lessons, enterprise protection strategies, and actionable guidance from decades of hands-on experience.

Hunter Storm Past Presentations

• University of Advancing Technology (UAT) Guest Instructor, Security Operations Center Intrusion Detection and Event Correlation. Guest instructor on cybersecurity, intrusion detection systems (IDS), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), security operations, and social engineering with Hacking Humans | The Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering.
• Social Engineering Awareness and Prevention: multiple companies and groups
• Wells Fargo: Quantum Technology; Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC); Information Security Risk Assessments; and Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Information Security courses for Enterprise Learning and Development.

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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 | 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; 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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