Experts said they believe Flame reports back the information to a central command-and-control network that has constantly changed location.

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Unlike past viruses that have hijacked armies of PCs, Storm doesn't place the command and control of the network in a single computer.

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But the Pentagon must overcome technological hurdles before it can achieve its objective of a fully integrated warning, detection and reporting network of sensors and command and control systems.

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Botnet attackers commandeer personal computers as part of a large network of "zombie" computers that, on command, target companies for spam attacks to cripple IT capabilities.

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ECOtality's Blink EV Home Charging Station gain wireless connectivity, through use of the Sprint Command Center, necessary to power the advanced capabilities of the Blink Network and ensure customer satisfaction.

ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network

ECOtality's Blink EV Home Charging Stations (approved for outdoor or indoor installation) gains wireless connectivity, through use of the Sprint Command Center, necessary to power the advanced capabilities of the Blink Network and ensure customer satisfaction.

ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network

Officials with the U.S. training command blamed insufficient staff and the lack of a "fully operational distribution network" for the poor record-keeping, the GAO report states.

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According to the DISA briefing, no unit or command will be allowed to connect a local- or wide-area network to NIPRNET until the network goes through a formal connection approval process.

CNN: DOD overhauls network to thwart hackers

Their sensors record network traffic and use a feed of data about threat sources associated with command and control servers.

FORBES: Beaconing detection heats up

Anderson told attendees that the U.S. Space Command, the agency in charge of satellite communications, has begun to craft a computer network attack strategy.

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For example, at the same time that the Navy has stood up a cyber command to protect its warfighting nets, it has begun implementing a new information architecture called the Next Generation Enterprise Network likely to be more vulnerable to hackers and spies.

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