In this new world order, enemies were seemingly everywhere. In the United States, intelligence agencies began relying on cyberespionage to collect as much data about as many people as possible. It also began developing a cyberweapons arsenal in the event it would have to disrupt enemies’ networks, or infrastructure, one day. And an entire army of Beltway contractors was more than willing to supply the digital weaponry, the reconnaissance tools, and all the requisite parts.
