This fact does not motivate current senior leaders to effect big changes and the ones that try to do so are met with the challenges of changing large scale organizationaldynamics that are entrenched and that provide very comfortable lifestyles for those at the top.
So, maybe in addition to journalists and politicians becoming better versed in the technical details of cybersecurity, technical experts should work on improving their understanding international and domestic politics, institutional and organizational cultures and interests, the dynamics of public opinion, and much more.