US computer systems are vulnerable

The ULTIMATE Crippler writes "According to this story, the U.S. government has already conceded that its systems are vulnerable to wide-spread attacks that would cut off power, military computer systems, and more. The tools used to prove this are available to any 12 year old with a PC and modem. So after all these years of hacking legends, security has gotten worse??? " Now... how many people are surprised?