Why "Tagged" is a Patch, but "Typed" is a Cure The Forecast: The Collapse of the Patch Era In 2026, the cost of cybercrime officially surpassed $12.5 trillion annually. This is no longer a "security problem"—it is a systemic failure of all Lead Standard General Purpose Computers. Some (CHERI and ARM) are now attempting to secure a fundamentally leaky von Neumann foundation with "Tagged" extensions. This approach will also fail because tagging is a reactive label, while modern threats require intrinsic isolation. The Fundamental Flaw: The Fragility of the Tag "Tagged" architectures (such as CHERI or ARM MTE) aim to sec the von Neumann architecture by adding metadata to existing pointers. While a step forward, tagging remains vulnerable because: The "Shared Bucket" Problem:  Code and data still inhabit the same physical pipeline. The hardware still treats "Oil" and "Water" as the same basic material, distingu...