] The U.S. government has asked Internet users and
] businesses to practice "safe computing" online and
] promised to bolster its own cyber-defenses in a much-
] anticipated online security plan released Friday.
] More than a year in the making, the National Strategy to
] Secure Cyberspace seeks to protect the nation's myriad
] computer networks from damaging attacks like the
] "Slammer" virus that knocked out wide swaths of the
] Internet last month.

] The report advocates increased spending on cyber-security
] research and a greater degree of coordination between
] high-tech firms and government agencies like the FBI that
] could track down cyber attacks.