Makes me realize that we need bitcoin-style "hack or bruteforce our encryption schemes and you can legitimately get paid lots of money" bug bounties.
In turn, why you want a society where a decent quality of life is not just obtainable but reliable without an all-consuming level of competition with others. (E.g. an independent researcher can actually gain access to and participate in a large and reasonably priced health insurance risk pool. And where money is not the overriding, if not sole, determination of judicial proceedings.)
Going very general in my comment, security is both a community effort and a personal responsibility. The more we "outsource" our own security ("Just trust us." -- Three Letter Agencies and private contractors), the more the price goes up while the quality of the results goes down.
You get the government you pay for, or... if you are more concerned about a quality, effective government, the government you participate in.
Hopefully, the pendulum is beginning to swing back from "pay for" to "participate in".
Is financial instability really a problem for most people qualified for this type of work? I imagine most of these people are approaching or well within the 6 figure range and that accepting some sort of bribe would just be icing on top.