Excellent editorial, Stev.

I dabbled in security years ago. What you're saying is absolutely correct: people expect newer technology - whatever it is - to be better. This expectation historically sets the stage for fantastic examples of security gaps. Some of them have been written about and made into movies.

The truth is: newer != better. At least not always.

Newer almost always means new security holes. The downside (and we see this in software as much as anywhere) is we don't know where the new holes are... yet.

:{> Andy