Microsoft Proposes Kicking Malware-Infected PCs Off Internet

Should malware-infected PCs be kicked off the Internet? eSecurity Planet reports that Microsoft thinks so, according to Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft. He likened the idea to smoking:

The EPA comes out with second-hand smoke and suddenly smoking is banned everywhere ... You don't have the right to infect your neighbor. Computers are the same way.

Charney was full of controversial topics at this year's RSA Conference. As we reported on our Network Security Edge site, he also suggested a broad Internet tax to help cut the costs associated with computer security breaches and Internet attacks.