Tonight on 60 Minutes Lesley Stahl will be reporting on computer viruses and botntets that propagate on the Internet and infect PCs, which enable their creators to do all types of evil things via remote command and control.  The show airs tonight, should get some good ratings – it’s right after the NCAAs.  And if information security alone is not your thing Lebron James is featured on another segment in the show.  Leslie Stahl previews her report below.

Damballa, an ATDC startup protects businesses from targeted attacks used for organized crime contributed to the show. Not sure what information from Damballa is going to be used on the show but the fact that 60 Minutes is doing a segment on it is huge. The mainstream market is taking an interest in and being educated on the potential impact of botnet armies.

Update:  Here is the segment.