“…Simply put, government regulations usually take 24–36 month to complete, but the power of computers doubles every 18–24 months. This means that any standards developed will be written for threats that are two or three computer generations old….”
via Morning Bell: Cybersecurity: Do You Trust the Government with Your Computer?.
Editor’s note: The government seems hopelessly incapable of helping with security. They have few tools in their belt besides legislative clubs, which so far are proving ineffective in the counterfeiting problem. I suspect that the rush to approve cyber security bills will not bode well for industry, but then again, industry needs to “own” the problem, come together, and fix the problem before government feels they have to. A new regulation or agency will never go away…