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botmaster
Someone who remotely controls one or more botnets (a set of exploited computer systems) via the internet, typically via a simple interface such as IRC chat. They may then rent out the ability to conduct various nefarious activities, such as DDoS attacks, on the black market. Botmasters can also be government agencies conducting various kinds of cyberwarfare or astroturfing propaganda campaigns in a thin attempt to legitimize their authority and influence the popular psyche.
Someone who remotely controls one or more botnets (a set of exploited
computer systems) via the internet, typically via a simple interface
such as IRC chat. They may then rent out the ability to conduct various
nefarious activities, such as DDoS attacks, on the black market.
Botmasters can also be government agencies conducting various kinds of
cyberwarfare or astroturfing propaganda campaigns in a thin attempt to
legitimize their authority and influence the popular psyche.

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botnet
A network of internet connected systems which have been taken over using security exploits or laughably dreadful password policies. Often older systems which have not received security updates or which are no longer supported by the OEM become easy recruits to one or more botnet. Hackers or government agencies who have remote control over the exploited machines are known as botmasters. Botnets may be used to carry out DDoS attacks or a motley assortment of nefarious activities.
A network of internet connected systems which have been taken over using
security exploits or laughably dreadful password policies. Often older
systems which have not received security updates or which are no longer
supported by the OEM become easy recruits to one or more botnet. Hackers
or government agencies who have remote control over the exploited machines
are known as botmasters. Botnets may be used to carry out DDoS attacks
or a motley assortment of nefarious activities.

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internet of things (IoT)
The internet of things refers to an insecure global network of devices connected to the internet. After three decades the familiar personal computing market had been thoroughly saturated but the internet continued to expand beyond its early scope into embedded systems typically having a single dedicated purpose, such as electricity meters, thermostats, television set-top boxes and childrens toys. The ultra low cost of many of these gadgets together with the lack of any incentive to supply them with after-market security updates meant that large parts of the IoT rapidly turned into a chaotic swamp of botnets periodically pushing out DDoS attacks against flavor-of-the-week adversaries as botmasters jockeyed for control of the networks.
The internet of things refers to an insecure global network of devices
connected to the internet. After three decades the familiar personal
computing market had been thoroughly saturated but the internet continued
to expand beyond its early scope into embedded systems typically having
a single dedicated purpose, such as electricity meters, thermostats,
television set-top boxes and childrens toys. The ultra low cost of many
of these gadgets together with the lack of any incentive to supply them
with after-market security updates meant that large parts of the IoT
rapidly turned into a chaotic swamp of botnets periodically pushing out
DDoS attacks against flavor-of-the-week adversaries as botmasters
jockeyed for control of the networks.