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ISPs Plan Security Push?

Tim Wilson writes on Light Reading:

Panda Software, like many enterprises, thinks Internet service providers should be doing more to sanitize the traffic they deliver to their customers.

"Comparisons can be made between the services offered by water companies and those provided by the ISPs," said the security software company in a statement earlier this week. "Whereas the water companies are required to provide potable water, the ISPs are not subject to the same demands."

The "water analogy," which has been set forth by security tool vendors such as MessageLabs, Panda, and others in recent weeks, suggests that ISPs could do more to detect and eradicate spam, spyware, and other malware as it traverses the Internet, potentially reducing the volume of infected traffic handled by enterprises and end users at the ends of the pipes.

posted by Fergie @ 10/19/2006 03:34:00 PM