[AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.

[Richard]

*Sigh*

One can only hope that the Kogan 'Portector' is on the approved list!


On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 14:45 +1000, Sean K. Finn wrote:
> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/secure-your-pc-or-lose-the-net-20100622-yuf5.html
> 
>  
> 
> Australians would be unable to access the internet without having
> anti-virus and firewall programs installed and a virus-free machine
> under a new plan put forward by a year-long parliamentary cyber-crime
> inquiry.
> 
> A prominent cyber-security consultant, Alastair MacGibbon, who is a
> former director of the AFP's Australian High Tech Crime Centre and
> eBay's former security chief, has called for the proposal to be taken
> a step further by forcing ISPs to actively monitor the security of
> users' machines and block them from connecting if their browser,
> security and operating system software is not up to standards.
> 
> -Sigh-
> 
>  
> 
> Great, now we’re the babysitters for the nanny states, too.
> 
> 
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Richard