When one leaves a camera in the passenger seat of a locked car, a thug breaks into the vehicle and steals the camera, my insurance guy tells me one gets: zip. It's called »invitation to theft«.

When the various agencies of the United States of America leave their secret data unprotected in data bases readily accessible from a London flat on a 56k connection, a Briton breaks into their system and leaves a message, the guardian tells me they want: him in the can for 60 years.

But apparently spending money on inmates is a lot more convenient than turning that flat line into a decent learning curve: 

Since his exploits were exposed [in 2002], consecutive government reports have confirmed that the US military's computer systems remain poorly protected.