Smart Cow Problem

The Smart Cow Problem is anecdotally described by the phrase:

It's the smart-cow problem. It only takes one smart cow to open the latch of the gate, and then all the other cows follow.

This implies that when a group of individuals is faced with a technically difficult task, the method for surmounting this task only needs to be discovered once. Having been solved once, an easily repeatable method may be developed, allowing non-technically proficient entities to accomplish the task. This has recently been applied to Digital Rights Manangement (DRM), though it easily extends to weapons systems and beyond.