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Remember when cyber security was the next big in-demand tech sector because we desperately need more security and just assumed that people would be smart enough to invest in it?
"Captain, Cardassians uncloaking right ahead!"
"Disable cloaking detection."
"Captain? That would leave us blind, captain."
"Do it!"
"Yes captain. Captain! They are firing!"
"Lower all shields."
"Captain, that will KSCHSHCHSHHSHSHSHHCHHCCHCHHSHSHSHSHHCHSHHSHHSHS...."
Admiral's Log, stardate 40469, the Enterprise has been destroyed, and we are scuttling the whole Federation armada, and joining the Borg.
Please ignore the burlap sack with the dollar sign on it that I just got. As a cybersecurity expert my response is that this is a GREAT idea!
The authorities are getting to where they don't want to pretend to offer security because it would make it too embarrassing to have consumer products all be spyware
Following lobbying from telco's, huh. I guess it was too much of a bother for them, eating from their profit margins and stuff. Can't have that.