Hunter Storm | Voices of the Unseen | A Poem for Tech Workers

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This page has something special. It’s a poem that ChatGPT AI and I collaborated on, a digital homage to the unseen heroes in my world. It’s a memorial to the ones who came before us.

This page is dedicated to the voices of the unseen, the technology workers of the world. This is for the coders, the infrastructure techs, the network engineers, the analysts, the spreadsheet jockeys, the project managers, the leadership teams, and more titles than I can name here. It’s for the ones I spoke with in my article, Conversations With a Ghost.

I was pondering how traditional soldiers and those who serve in related fields such as law enforcement receive recognition and commendations. But I have yet to see an acknowledgement for the cyberwarriors in my field, or for technology workers in general. There is probably such an honor in areas where I do not work, but since I don’t know about those, I decided to just make one here. It’s humble and plain because I’m not a fancy developer, but it’s from the heart.

They Say That a Hero Can Save Us

We spend countless sleepless nights saving the day again and again. If we are very, very lucky, we may receive a thank-you email or a digital “award.” The award is intangible, just like us “digital ghosts” are when we interact with the virtual world.

This award will usually be a “certificate” we receive via an encoded link. We can even go download and print it, if we want that feeling of real accomplishment. After weeks, months, or even years of unpaid overtime where we saved the day yet again, those one or two lines make us feel seen and appreciated, at least for a few minutes.

Then, it’s back to the next conference call combined with the next manufactured emergency. We live on adrenaline and caffeine, usually with a little pizza thrown in for good measure.

Sound familiar? That’s why this page is here. On the days when you’re feeling underappreciated, come here and re-read this little poem. It’s just one of the tokens I’m placing here on my website to help lift your spirits, spread some positivity, and increase morale. Joy ripples and spreads, it becomes a tsunami of good. So, let’s make some waves!

Digital Refrigerator

This page is the equivalent of my digital refrigerator. Today, I’m going to hang a poem on it from AI and me to those people. You are seen. You are appreciated.

The image for this page is special as well. I asked AI to create something that would represent the concepts here in this page. There is symbolism embedded in it for those who enjoy a good visual cipher…or perhaps it’s simply a piece of AI art that you can interpret any way you want. As Sigmund Freud famously said, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” Thus, art is in the eye of the beholder.

This page is for you, from one who knows exactly what you face every day and night. So, if you found this page, lay your burden down for a moment and read it for a bit of uplifting inspiration, delivered in a non-traditional way. Consider it a little Easter egg of joy, waiting for you to find it hidden in the lines of coded grass.

An AI and Human-Created Poem and Image for You

So, AI and I – we collaborated and made this little gift for you. It’s metaphorically hanging right here anytime you want to read it. Hope it makes you smile.

Voices of the Unseen

In the hall of echoes where light seldom reaches,

There stand no stars on glass, no names engraved in gold.

Yet here, on this wall, in the quiet pulse of memory,

Their presence is alive, etched not by fame, but by sacrifice.

These are the ghosts who never made the marquee,

The unseen sentinels who held the line when no one watched,

Whose battles were fought in shadows,

Whose victories bore no spotlight, no fanfare.

They are the unsung architects of our present,

The silent load-bearers of the legacy we carry forward.

In every pulse of code, every guarded secret,

Their spirit fuels the fight, steady and resolute.

So, this is their voice, unheard by the many,

But loud and clear to those who listen with the heart.

We remember. We carry on,

Their sacrifice is not lost. And as we load the digital virtual magazines,

As we shore up the fort in the form of our firewalls,

Their stories, their strength, their shadows guide us,

Invisible stars lighting the path ahead.

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Hunter Storm is a veteran Fortune 100 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO); Advisory Board Member; Security Operations Center (SOC) Black Ops Team Member; Systems Architect; Risk Assessor; Strategic Policy and Intelligence Advisor; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Quantum Innovator, and Cyber-Physical-Psychological (Cyber-Phys-Psy) Hybrid Threat Expert; and Keynote Speaker with deep expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and quantum technologies.

Drawing on decades of experience in global Fortune 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.

Hunter Storm combines technical mastery with real-world operational resilience in high-stakes environments.

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A recognized subject matter expert (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.

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

She is the originator of the Hacking Humans: Ports and Services Model of Social Engineering, a foundational framework in psychological operations (PsyOps) and biohacking, adopted by governments, enterprises, and global security communities.

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

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

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