1. LLMs accelerate vulnerability discovery and exploitation
"I don't think we even have a year. The current batch of LLMs are ferociously good at identifying vulnerabilities." – simonw
2. Interest in microkernel OS as a more secure alternative
"Or we could just dump Linux and Windows and switch to a microkernel operating system, which is much more secure." – hn_submit
3. Memory safety and hardware mitigations are crucial but adoption is slow
"Thankfully we have already made good progress towards things like arm memory tagging and memory safe languages." – Gigachad
4. WordPress/plugin ecosystem is insecure; simplicity and static sites advocated
"Here's an idea: as a first step, simplify everything, and make sure you're aware how your stack works, and what it imports." – pmlnr
5. Systemic lack of incentives and accountability hinders security improvement
"The reason is simple - nothing really bad has happened that we can point at and say 'ah, shit, let's all learn collectively'." – tokioyoyo