Comment China has done the right thing: clean up botnets (Score 1) 69
We all know that 80% of global spam are sent by botnets. So the most effective way to reduce spam is to detect botnets, and clean up those malware-infected computers. That is exactly what China has been doing since 2009.
China government put two orders, "Notification Guidelines for Internet Security Incidents" and "Detection and Response Mechanism against Trojans and Botnets", into effect in June 2009. This builds the framework for all stakeholders to work together to track and dismantle botnets. The spam reduction we see today is just a by-product of their botnet mitigation effort.
While China is still high in my daily botnet chart, botnets within China has decreased quite alot. Eliminating malware-infected computers is the sure way to cut spam.
China government put two orders, "Notification Guidelines for Internet Security Incidents" and "Detection and Response Mechanism against Trojans and Botnets", into effect in June 2009. This builds the framework for all stakeholders to work together to track and dismantle botnets. The spam reduction we see today is just a by-product of their botnet mitigation effort.
While China is still high in my daily botnet chart, botnets within China has decreased quite alot. Eliminating malware-infected computers is the sure way to cut spam.
