The sad part of current C++ culture is that long time ago, back in the Usenet flamewars of C versus C++, we used to be a bit like RIIC++ and we cared about the improved type safety and language features over what C was able to do.

Even Dr. Dobbs Journal, The C/C++ Users Journal, C++ Report had enough articles regarding safety in C++ applications.

Somehow this culture was lost, maybe as those of us that cared got focused in other languages as well, so now the hardcore performace about anything else are the majority and security conscious people have an hard time making them realize security matters.