Defense Department Networks Under Siege from Cyber Attacks

Unidentified hackers have been trying to break into Defense Department computer networks in a constant push to disrupt U.S. military forces, the Pentagon's chief information officer said on Thursday. "Dó is probed on a daily basis by those who are trying, . . . Unidentified hackers have been trying to break into Defense Department computer networks in a constant push to disrupt U.S. military forces, the Pentagon's chief information officer said on Thursday. "Dó is probed on a daily basis by those who are trying, or planning to disrupt our nation's military capabilities," acting Assistant Secretary of Defense Linton Wells told a House Armed Services subcommittee. Last year, attackers pierced unclassified Defense Department networks 215 times, up slightly from 1999, but classified systems remained inviolate, said Army Maj. Gen. David Bryan, commander of the military's recently renamed joint task force for computer network operations.

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