Right, convince consumers to make security their priority (sarcasm here).
More seriously, We are enamored with all these devices and their connectivity. Interesting with people anywhere in the world is exhilarating, fascinated, more connected, yet more disconnected.
We need a greater awareness for the need for Internet security (security and need for some privacy in general)
It is like the Boiling frog analogy. "Bring the heat up slowly, and the frog stays in and boils" It is vague and existential to most Americans..that is, until they have been hacked and have their identities stolen. Then they take it very seriously. At a server and domain level, 90% of people only vaguely understand what those words mean.
We are still dependent on the programmers, hardware designers, Internet managers, and organizations dedicated only to keeping us current of where security needs to improve and where we have failed.
I now have an app on my smart phone that aggregates articles and updates on Internet security. Glad I have it. It follows up on old stories, Our mainstream news doesn't do that. I am learning that hacks, DDOS, man-in-the-middle. New devices and that new hardware products are getting hacked, or exploits found, BEFORE they hit market. This is both good and bad.
About Julian Assange being cut off. His Ambassadorial hosts are getting hard threats regarding major national economic De-stabilization for their country.
My view? WE just need to keep speaking up about these matters, those of us who know. And just keep naging those who don't to learn and understand the state of Internet security.