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It does, at least with respect to how the US does capitalism. The goal is to make the number at the bottom of the piece of paper bigger by a large enough margi

It does, at least with respect to how the US does capitalism. The goal is to make the number at the bottom of the piece of paper bigger by a large enough margin in the next ninety days. If you can prove that there's the imminent risk of a specific cyberattack in the next 90 days and that it will have an adverse impact on getting that number bigger, fine, company leadership will pay attention, but that's rarely the case. Most cyberattacks are obviously clandestine in nature, and by the time they're found, the move isn't to harden infrastructure against known unknowns, but to reduce legal exposure and financial liability for leaving infrastructure unsecured. It's cheaper, and makes the number at the bottom of the piece of paper bigger.

gruez 2y ago
>The goal is to make the number at the bottom of the piece of paper bigger by a large enough margin in the next ninety days. If you can prove that there's the imminent risk of a specific cyberattack in the next 90 days and that it will have an adverse impact on getting that number bigger, fine, company leadership will pay attention, but that's rarely the case. 1. Capitalists seem pretty content with money losing ventures for far more than "the next ninety days", as long as they think it'll bring them future profits. Amazon and Uber are famous examples. 2. You think the government (or whatever the capitalism alternative is) aren't under the same pressure? Unless we live in a post scarcity economy, there's always going to be a beancounter looking at the balance sheet and scrutinizing expenses.