Security: Public vs. Private

[Jon Schipp <jonschipp () gmail com>]

For those that have worked in both sectors or for those that are familiar
with the relationships, which tends to be the most "secure".
(I'm leaving a partly-open interpretation of the word).

In other words, as a generalization, which area seems to take computer and
network "security" more seriously, or who tends to do a better job?

I'm aware that each have different threats, but I'm trying to look at this
from a high-level macroeconomic perspective.

Most people familiar with economics and history know that the public sector
tends to always lag behind the private in various areas due to the
private sectors price-system and its profit/loss mechanisms.

I'm assuming that this is the case for IT security as well. What do you guys
think? From your experiences what can you conclude?
Generalize.

Also, does anyone know if there have been studies on this?

Thanks!
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- Jon
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