Steve Lovaas started using a Macintosh within weeks of the 1984 Super Bowl commercial. But he didn't switch careers from singing opera to securing information systems until returning home to Colorado in the era of Windows NT—adding Cisco certs and a couple of additional degrees to launch an IT career. Steve was a student in the inaugural class of one of the first security Masters programs (the Norwich University Master of Science in Information Assurance), and started with the first class of PhD students in Public Communication & Technology at Colorado State University. Along the way, his studies in music, philosophy, languages, marine science, chemistry, and computer networking reflected his curiosity and love of learning, which he continues to exercise as the CISO at Colorado State University. Steve's publications and presentations have taken him across oceans and national borders, but he is most fascinated by the borders we continue to erect between and among ourselves in an effort to feel safe. He hopes that a deep and mindful attention to security and privacy as we continue to innovate with computer technologies will help us remember why we build these borders... and what they're not good for.