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It has been my privilege, over the past four decades, to sit beside and learn from some of the finest minds, and individuals, dedicated to understanding the implications of the Information Age for society and security. Early on, at RAND, Willis Ware made me aware that, for all the good connectivity brings, vulnerability is its inevitable flip side. Tom Rona understood that cyberwar was going to have profound effects, one day, on battle. Captain Richard O’Neill, USN (Ret.) knew this, too, and convinced higher-ups in the Pentagon that the work my research partner David Ronfeldt and I were doing merited their support. Dick also helped found our Highlands Forum, which had a 20-year run raising awareness about Cyber-Age issues that matter. Technology journalist John Markoff and futurist Paul Saffo are both responsible for expanding my mind. As are some of the world’s top hackers, especially “M” and “MHN.” At the Naval Postgraduate School, Peter and Dorothy Denning, to whom this book is dedicated, have shared their insights and helped me to sharpen my thinking. As has Ryan Maness. For many years, the Honorable Leon Panetta and his wife Sylvia have welcomed me into the cyber activities of the Institute they oversee. At Polity, Louise Knight is all one could ever ask for in an editor: affirming, wise, assertive when needed.