[lukan]

It was mainly an explanation, that "airgapping" does not magically provides better security, or is required (or possible) to use at all here.

[dns_snek]

And it's pretty clear to me that they were criticizing storage of sensitive data in a database that isn't properly secured and they simply misused the term "airgapped". The database in question was easily accessible from poorly maintained development infrastructure.

> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize