More about botnets...

Wow, GG feels like she's been under a rock for a few years. I guess I have been too busy trying to use the power of Grid for good not evil.

These botnet thingys are a. pretty prevalent and b. pretty powerful. McAfee says that a botnet took down the infrastructure of a Central American country... I'm sure some of you have some good comebacks for that, but, still, it shows that these botnets are not to be ignored. I think I'm going to spend a little time learning about these. Watch out CIOs worldwide, you could have your Windoze systems on a grid regardless of whether you gave permission or not!

The McAfee Paper
Basic Facts about Botnets