Should there be more than just talk about cyberattacks against the government's websites? How soon do we have to wait until there's action?

Sure, there have been plenty of conversations, speeches and testimonials before Congress. And sure, there are plenty of warnings. Still, no one has a concrete solution to make IT executives at any federal agency feel comfortable at night. White House staffer Melissa Hathaway is expected to release her review of cybersecurity issues, possibly this week.

On Tuesday, Gregory Wilshusen, the director of information security for the Government Accountability Office, warned that federal systems are vulnerable to attack. He said most "federal systems are not sufficiently protected to consistently thwart cyber threats."

In 2008, the GAO found, for example that 23 of 24 major agencies surveyed didn't have adequate computer security protections in place. So now I must ask, what's happening at your agency? Do you know and are you ready for the next attack blast?

This issue is bigger than government, too. Robert Carey, the Navy's chief information officer, said defense contractors needed to do more to protect their systems. He said the attempts to steal information were "advanced, persistent, sophisticated, always changing and well-resourced."

If the government is not protected, and contractors aren't either, isn't it about time that some sort of safety net be placed under U.S. cyber assets? Senior U.S. officials say the government is struggling to deal with the growing number of attacks on its computers, according to an article Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal.

"Threats in cyberspace move at the speed of light, and we are literally under attack every day as our networks are constantly probed and our adversaries seek to exploit vulnerabilities," Lt. Gen. William Shelton, the Air Force's chief information officer, told a House Armed Services Committee panel on Tuesday.

So where's the defense plan and how soon can it be implemented?

For more on cyber vulnerabilities:
- check out this Wall Street Journal article