Talking Points Memo: The Government and ISPs At Odds Over Fighting Botnets
“Both the U.S. government and the country’s internet service providers (ISP) agree that botnets are among the greatest threats facing Web users.
But they can’t yet agree on what to do about it, because the ISPs aren’t exactly the biggest fans of a government document calling for them to establish voluntarily, industry-wide standards for detecting and fighting threats.”


