Solid policy steps still seen as incomplete without a cybersecurity vision to drive strategy

Ongoing policy responses to the national cybersecurity challenge -- including actions this week by the federal government -- may merit a grade of “incomplete,” some observers suggest, saying they address the appropriate discrete issues but not in the holistic manner that's sorely needed.

For instance, a White House botnet initiative could get a major push with this afternoon's expected release of a draft report by NIST and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday...