"At Our Own Peril: DoD Risk and Risk Assessment in a Post-Primacy World argues....that the most transformative characteristic of the contemporary environment is

"At Our Own Peril: DoD Risk and Risk Assessment in a Post-Primacy World argues....that the most transformative characteristic of the contemporary environment is the sudden onslaught of threats emerging from the dark underside of hyperconnectivity.2 It is difficult to exaggerate the degree to which hyperconnectivity enables—according to the study’s authors, researchers, and the defense-focused communities of interest and practice it consulted with—the following: Hostile or disruptive virtual mobilization worldwide; The collapse of privacy, secrecy, and operational security; Penetration, disruption, exploitation, and destruction of data storage and transmission, as well as the use of data and data-enabled systems; and finally, The unfettered manipulation of perceptions, material outcomes, and consequential strategic decisions through the strategic employment of various forms of information."