Microsoft Suggests blocking infected PCs from the Internet

Microsoft pitches PC isolation ward to defeat botnets - CSO Online - Security and Risk

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I was reading this article Ban Infected PCs From The Internet Says Microsoft Revelations From An Unwashed Brain
I can see where this is going, Mac and Linux fanboys rub it in!!

Chris:/*

In Russia computers block themselves!

Slowhand

Microsoft suggests a lot of things, don't they?

tpatt100

Yeah I see this happening.

Paul Boz

I think its a great idea and many networks do this already using NAC products. From a security standpoint its ideal. From an administrative standpoint its a nightmare. There's a fine line you can walk to get most of this type of functionality while introducing a smaller amount of overhead. This isn't any different from putting lepers in an isolated colony. You should naturally want to isolate the infected from the non-infected to mitigate the spread of the virus or malware.