"They decided that insecure computers were so valuable as an asset that it couldn't be risked that they might fund research that might accidentally result in some real level of defense. If they spent a tenth the money on defense as they doe on offensive teams, research and bugs, maybe they'd actually have more advanced strategies than air gap & pray. Thus began the race to exploit and backdoor the world that we took an early lead in. Now the big states know more or less everything about each other, while US multinationals essentially have to horse trade for even basic information sharing about active intrusions on their networks. Meanwhile the only people left in the dark are members of the public that are trying to play by the rules."