[robertlaing]

This is a gross generalization.

Sure, plenty of companies are behind. But quite a few are too in the US... http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/if_it_aint_broke_dont_...

I'm also not sure that "new" means more secure in this kind of context either. LinkedIn ain't exactly ancient and had a similar breach last year.

[rurounijones]

I would characterize the comment as more like "Attitudes towards development practices are a decade behind" (rather that the tech itself necessarily) which sounds pretty accurate[1] for most Japanese companies that are not part of the newer "Gree" wave.

[1] Anecdotal data etc etc.