Security expert: Virus writers are winning

An interesting interview with the Director of Anti-Virus Research from F-Secure, Mikko Hyppönen. I’m not keen on their products, but I like what he says, especially his response to the question, “What responsibility do ISPs have in protecting these home users in the first place?

It’s irresponsible to sell Internet connections without telling the users of the risks. If you go out and buy an (Asymmetric DSL) box and connect it to your computer and you don’t use a firewall you will be hit by one of the network viruses. If your customers are running Windows and it hasn’t been patched and nobody is telling them that they should do that, I think it is irresponsible to be offering network connections. But many of the ISPs are now including basic safeguards with their services and that’s what we’re specializing in at F-Secure, most successfully with European ISPs.”