Everything is hackable -- and cyber criminals can't be tracked

Rarely a day goes by without news emerging about a giant company losing large amounts of sensitive data to a massive hacker attack. It might be Google one day, Sony the next, and a country's government agency the day after. Just replace the names, rinse, and repeat.

Reporters from across the country have approached me of late, asking for my views on the acceleration of hacker attacks and the current state of security. When I get through with my rant, they're pretty shaken. They didn't know things were as bad as they are, while I ask myself, "Where have these media types been hiding?"

The fact is cyber crime isn't going away anytime soon for two key reasons: First, everything is hackable. Second and more significant: Cyber criminals rarely get caught or punished for their act. As long as committing cyber crimes remains easy and lucrative, and there's no accountability, it's not going away.