The Department of Defense's computer networks were probed by hackers 14,500 times last year, with just 70 getting in. Of those, only three caused any damage -- and they were the same viruses that hobbled the private computer networks, according to . . .
The Department of Defense's computer networks were probed by hackers 14,500 times last year, with just 70 getting in. Of those, only three caused any damage -- and they were the same viruses that hobbled the private computer networks, according to the Army's chief of intelligence.

The problem is not that hackers and virus-makers are getting better, but that relatively low-level systems administrators are failing to stop known gaps in their systems, said Lt. Gen. Robert Noonan, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, at a conference of electronic warfare professionals held here.

"That's staggering," he said. "The major problem is that our people don't comply ... we put out patches, and systems administrators don't do what they should do."

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