The internet is becoming the de facto way to connect anything. There's increasing automation, communication, and so forth between all these systems, and the int

The internet is becoming the de facto way to connect anything. There's increasing automation, communication, and so forth between all these systems, and the internet is the way that's coordinated. But unfortunately the people taking these systems online don't always do so with the proper eye toward security rigor that is deserved. Sometimes that's down to a lack of expertise. Sometimes it's due to lack of resources or spending. Sometimes it's just because management folks refuse to listen to the professionals they've hired. In any event, it's a common problem even at the best of places. At organizations that lack a deep bench of current era IT/software talent (which is actually most organizations) it's very easy to make these mistakes. If you want to see how to do it right, look at slot machines. There is a crazy amount of oversight on those devices. In comparison, voting machines and our industrial infrastructure is just a huge game of grab-ass. Whatever goes, goes, until something bad happens and then people slowly learn one lesson.