One of the most common things I was asked as a help desk professional while clearing up a virus for a client is "How did I get this?" My response was always the same. There is no way to be completely sure where the virus or malware came from, and it could be as simple as visiting a website that has been compromised or just clicking on the wrong thing within your browser. Even a site you frequently visit and consider safe, could get hacked and start serving malware to your computer.Amid that reality, Menlo Security has a new approach to preventing these types of malware attacks. True believers include one of Japan's top Internet access providers, Internet Initiative Japan. Indeed, IIJ has just agreed to embrace this Isolation Technology in its secure web browsing service.Currently, most security software serves websites by checking it against a 'good' and 'bad' database within the platform. This allows them to pass through the good websites and block the bad or malicious ones. This approach is definitely flawed, as it's impossible to keep these databases constantly up to date. Attackers are always changing their tactics and getting past these security platforms.