Quarantine your infected users spreading malware

Tue Feb 21 00:25:24 UTC 2006

ISPs hold the relevent data to contact the users. This needs a feedback 
loop, in that ISPs need to know which traffic leaving their networks is 
misbehaviour somewhere else. Between firewall logs, IDS logs, netflow 
headers, apache logs, whatever. It's all there. It just needs to be used.

- billn

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006, Edward W. Ray wrote:

>
> And I have a solution for bad drivers; required all manufacturers to fix the
> steering wheel so that acknowledged "bad" drivers cannot turn the wheel to
> make turns, change lanes, etc.  Or perhaps limit the mph to 35 max and deny
> them access to freeways.
>
> ISPs should not police users, just like auto manufacturers should not police
> drivers.  That is what driver's licenses are for.
>
> IMHO, a user should have to demonstrate a minimum amount of expertise and
> have a up-to-date AV, anti-spyware and firewall solution for their PCs.
> Drivers are required to have licenses, registration and insurance in order
> to drive said vehicle, why not something similar for PCs.  You would have to
> get the whole world to agree on that one, so it may be difficult to
> implement.  But the US,EU, Japan, Australia should take the lead and
> implement something like this.
>
> Ed Ray
>