[AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.

[Steve Lisson]

I love the part of the article:

MacGibbon acknowledged the measure might sound harsh but noted that we
expect this level of regulatory approach in the offline world, likening
it to car safety regulations such as those forcing people to wear seat
belts.

Woot! We are getting internet seatbelts!

What other kinds of 'protection' will the government want to implement?
:)

-----Original Message-----
From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 3:18 PM
To: ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.

*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-lo
se-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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