I hear you and understand your puzzlement.  Security is indeed "the" topic of the times.  That said, human fascination with technology dates back to the Guttenberg era. I personally find myself equally fascinated by technology, more so given that I am a software engineer, but also believe that the security issues are part of the problem that technological advances bring, up until now, that has been an afterthought.  The “Lets make money first”, then worry about the issues later mentality has prevailed. 

I concur that total and absolute security is but a goal, one that is virtually impossible to guarantee. However, I am firmly convinced that security will be addressed over time; there is a lot of money to be made.  And as you and I know, technology follows the money.