Networking: Peer-to-peer worms get their turn and security experts remain steadfast in predicting that botnets of hijacked PCs will pose one of the toughest challenges to IT. The Storm Worm this week, in fact, represents what some believe is the beginning of a new wave. A U.S. man, meanwhile, pleads guilty to distributing copyright materials over a peer-to-peer network, marking the fifth conviction in the DOJ’s Operation D-Elite crackdown. From the feature well: Dynamic languages are more than just a quick fix. But as Andrew Binstock points out, “banging out ‘quick and dirty’ code just to finish a project remains an ill-advised way to incorporate dynamic languages into the enterprise development mix.” Instead, with the right tools “IT can tap the unique expressiveness of dynamic languages to create clean, reliable, and reusable code.” Think PHP, Python, Ruby, which are proving their mettle. Related: The shortcomings of scripting. GripeLine: Comcast customers are making noise about the company cutting off service without warning. “Clearly, they are trying to keep it as quiet as possible,” Ed Foster reports in this post. “That’s not going to work if their customers refuse to remain silent.” The news beat: Symantec is taking its first steps into SaaS with the launch of its Online Backup Service. Oracle shares details about its Project X; hint: integration. And rivals are complaining about Google’s DoubleClick acquisition. Technology Industry