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Definition: a network of computers infected with a
virus that conducts coordinated scanning activity to compromise the
security of and infect other computers
Example:
"Botnets – large networks of malware-infected
PCs remotely controlled by criminals – are a serious problem on the
Internet. The spam, phishing attacks, and malware that these networks send
accounts for a massive proportion, in excess of 80 percent, of e-mail
traffic." — Wired.com, Feb. 26, 2010
Submitted by: J.C. Moore, PA
Editor's Note:
One of the disturbing aspects of botnets: if
your computer is infected, you may not be aware that it's serving as a
botnet agent.
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More information about
Lowells and Cabots
The American phrase was probably coined
by writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., as part of a January 1860 article in
the Atlantic Monthly called "The Professor's Story." They are often
perceived as marked by their distinctive elocution, high level of
education and wealth and generally progressive politics. The nature of the
Brahmins is summarized in the doggerel poem, "Boston Toast," by John
Collins Bossidy.
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