I sure like to think it was the right decision for them. But I didn't just randomly hack these guys. If someone were to compromise my systems out of the blue, and then say 'hire me,' I would probably have them arrested. Interesting subject thread here. Unix is evil.
Daemons run wild.
Zombies roam and children are killed. Here is another issue related to the problem. I have worked in this field since 1986 and was an external consultant from 1995 until last year. One thing I found VERY frustrating was the tendency of everyone to want to bring me in to look at the security but not to work on the projects. It not only was frustrating but made it difficult to keep busy selling 2-3 week quickies for the clients.