FCC Chair Calls On ISPs To Adopt New Security Measures

alphadogg writes "U.S. Internet service providers should take new steps to protect subscribers against cyber attacks, including notifying customers when their computers are compromised, the chairman of the FCC said Wednesday. Julius Genachowski called on ISPs to notify subscribers whose computers are infected with malware and tied to a botnet and to develop a code of conduct to combat botnets. Genachowski also called on ISPs to adopt secure routing standards to protect against Internet Protocol hijacking and to implement DNSSEC, a suite of security tools for the Internet's Domain Name System."

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[DigiShaman]

Time Warner has been disabling user for malware for about 6 years now. Actually, they get redirected to a web page telling them to call the abuse department to review why the account has been temporarily disabled, agreeing to clean up the pc, and then the account gets renabled.

The web page they direct customers to is http://www.rrsecurity-abuse.com/abuse.php

Actually, everyone should review it. It's nicely layed out for ISP standards.