Microsoft continues push for infected computers to be quarantined

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 16, 2011

[ Thanks to Bernard Swiss
for this link. ]

“Microsoft Scott Charney is pushing ahead with a
proposal to implement a public health model to curb the damage from
botnets of malware-laden computers around the world.

“During a keynote presentation (see documentation) at the RSA
Conference here, Charney trumpeted a “global Internet health model”
that uses existing technologies and organizational policies to
implement a system that limits what an infected computer can do on
the Internet.

“Charney’s message was much the same as it was last year when
the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing chief called on ISPs to be
aggressive and consider shutting off Internet access to infected
computers.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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