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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

InfoWorld Daily: The motivations of busted botnet barons

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* The motivations of busted botnet barons
* InfoWorld Daily Podcast
* What happens when languages interfere?

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THE MOTIVATIONS OF BUSTED BOTNET BARONS

Security: The FBI Bot Roast II operation snagged eight people who had
committed a broad range of online crimes -- but, quite naturally, it did
not reveal much beyond the nature of the activities. "When InfoWorld
decided to dig a little deeper, we found that the motivations of each
perpetrator were far richer, and the nature of the crimes more complex,
than a simple rundown of their rap sheets could express," Andrew Brandt
writes in True crime: The botnet barons. Take ...
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INFOWORLD DAILY PODCAST

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LANGUAGES INTERFERE?

App dev: Sometimes learning multiple languages leaves the speaker
spitting out a word in one tongue when actually trying to talk in
another. But, Martin Heller asks, does the same hold true for
programming? When languages interfere. On balance, does already knowing
one programming language help you to learn another, or do they get in
the way of each other and cause you to make errors? Talkback below or
via the link above.

Columnist's corner: First, a question. Does
virtualization kick start ...
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