Should government be involved in Net security?

This week's Web attacks have raised questions about whether the federal government is doing enough to protect the New Economy's main engine. The answer, according to government officials and outside experts, is that Washington still has a long way to go. So, too, does the dotcom world, which views law-enforcement agencies as technical backwaters that are of little help in combating what have become daily security threats. Story to follow. -- David S. Cloud and Neil King Jr., Wall Street Journal