I do have the ability to recognize where problems exist. One of those problems is the platform. I am NOT excusing the virus writer and malicious hacker.
If Mercedes started advertising that their cars were now lock-free, or (for a modest fee) a metal loop could be attached that you can then use to twist a paperclip around to keep car thieves out, would you then blame only the thieves, or would you try to get Mercedes to beef up their security?
It is the same thing. Windows, while it does have some security, is not as strong as it could be. This is done in the name of "backward compatibility" and functionality.
The platform does bear some of the responsibility, while the black hats bear all of it.
I don’t blame the firm that made the highway when a thief or drunk flees from police down the wrong side of the road.
“because it’s there” is no excuse to doing pure evil.
The lack of willpower to adequately pursue those who engage in such criminal conspiracy has left us where we are today.
And I consider it an issue of national defense worthy of the full powers of our defenses.