In media accounts, I keep seeing quotes that cyber security experts were alarmed by the revelations. I'm no expert but to me all of the revelations have been open secrets for years. Are cyber security experts really alarmed by the revelations? I'm not saying the info itself isn't alarming but "alarmed" implies shocked by information you didn't already know about. It occured to me that some of these experts could have their own motives (promotion?) for getting quoted in the media.
What am I missing in my understanding of this in saying that I wasn't alarmed (in the sense of surprised) by anything I've read so far? Most of the source code they released has been circulating for several years? This is basically publicity for already existing open secrets? That is, this was an act of political theatre?
What am I missing in my understanding of this in saying that I wasn't alarmed (in the sense of surprised) by anything I've read so far? Most of the source code they released has been circulating for several years? This is basically publicity for already existing open secrets? That is, this was an act of political theatre?