[HarryHirsch]

Maybe if we had "obscenely safe" regulations in IT there wouldn't be this neverending procession of hacks - Louisiana and Oregon DMV is the latest breach, but since there are no consequences nothing will be done about the intractable towers of complexity that keep collapsing.

[vorpalhex]

Safe does not mean secure. Old defense technologies, while more reliable, are not typically up to par against modern weapons. The same is generally true for cybersecurity.