Geoffrey Wheatcroft:

Repulsive as the practice of hacking cell phones is, it relies to some extent on our well-nigh universal failure to grasp that there is simply no such thing as secure telecommunication.

Kim Zetter:

It's quite possible the media are guilty of inspiring the hacker's narrative, since it was only after news reports tying the attack to the Sony film that GOP began condemning the movie in public statements. This week the hackers have pounced on that narrative, using it to escalate the stakes.

Bruce Schneier:

It's easy to fake, and it's even easier to interpret it wrong. In general, it's a situation that rapidly devolves into storytelling, where analysts pick bits and pieces of the "evidence" to suit the narrative they already have worked out in their heads.

Craig Silverman:

DiFonzo says crazy North Korea rumors are often an expression of us telling ourselves, "We are different from them; our way of life is better than their way of life or his way of life."

David Carr:

The threats and subsequent cancellation will become a nightmare with a very long tail. Let's just say the last few weeks in the American political and cultural narrative have been miserable.

Jeb Bush, a few weeks ago:

In the coming months, I hope to visit with many of you and have a conversation about restoring the promise of America.