Conversations with a Ghost | A True Story of the Architects of the Digital Unknown This is a true story based upon my solo research project, The Storm Project | AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum, and the Future of Intelligence. Some might refer to it as part of an ethnography, a […]
How Internet Pranks Became the Blueprint for Psychological Warfare
From Internet Shenanigans to Strategic Tradecraft Early Internet pranks became psychological warfare (PsyOps) in the modern era. Here’s how it happened. In the mid-1990s, a handful of us early internet users were just having fun. We weren’t thinking about intelligence, warfare, or large-scale influence campaigns. We were experimenting, messing […]
The Ghosts of IRC | How Early Cybersecurity and PsyOps Pioneers Crossed Paths Without Knowing It
The Ghosts of IRC | How Early Cybersecurity and PsyOps Pioneers Crossed Paths Without Knowing It In the early days of cybersecurity and psychological operations (PsyOps), an entire generation of professionals, hackers, cryptographers, and intelligence analysts unknowingly crossed paths in underground forums, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels, and obscure […]