A big question is why government stays on the sidelines of cybercrime (and espionage). They said something here, but it's not usual, and what have they done abo

A big question is why government stays on the sidelines of cybercrime (and espionage). They said something here, but it's not usual, and what have they done about it? They don't seem to feel responsible for protecting IT assets like they do for older infrastructure: If someone was blowing up pipelines, it would be shocking if the U.S. government was so passive about it. The government needs to step forward and do its job of protecting citizens, including in cyberspace - hardly a minor consideration at this point. I've been thinking about it recently after reading this article: http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/10/04/risky-business-when-governments-dont-attribute-state-sponsored-cyberattacks/ http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/10/04/risky-business-when-go...