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Re: It is all about money; abuse depts don't bring in revenue
I hear a lot of talk about the "cost of caring" in regard to securing networks.
Management weighs out the risk of loss vs the cost, often with any "cost" being passed on to the customer in one way or another. Pragmatically a reasonable decision... until the availability of consumer choice comes into play.
Having to choose between the wild west posture of an ISP where the spam relays play and bots rule the day and another where "god" will terminate you on sight for peeing in the pool, I think most users would make the decision to drink from the cleaner fountain.. if they have that choice.
Enter consumer awareness and government pressure.
Any U.S. ISP's management that hasn't seen the writing on the wall might want to get their resume updated or retirement options sorted. The axe is about to fall and the scramble for scapegoats is about to begin. A good security engineer is worth their weight in gold and will be both management's and the customer's best friend in the near future.
That said, there are those who have accomplished securing the "pool" and kept costs down. The ISP with the foresight to do this will probably inherit the customer base of providers who historically made things better for the user but have missed the boat on current threats and technology. |
