It seems to me like the bulk of "security research" these days is vulnerability discovery. This is certainly important. However, more profound solutions like ca

It seems to me like the bulk of "security research" these days is vulnerability discovery. This is certainly important. However, more profound solutions like capability-based operating systems (e.g. CoyotOS), and in general forward-thinking projects that aim to provide comprehensive foundations for secure systems seem to be left behind and neglected in favor of continuing the present rat race of applying band-aids and bug hunting our existing cruft. Unfortunately, a "Manhattan Project" for cybersecurity wouldn't really work because the problem is a highly multi-tiered one without a clear end goal, with a lot of individual bits and pieces that are visible and have potential to be refined or started anew.