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I never knew that Pentagon gets hundreds of attacks a day in their system until I read the news about Pentagon shutting down its systems after cyber-attack. Secretary of Devense Robert M. Gates said, "The Pentagon is exposed to "perhaps hundreds of attacks a day," and the department has back up systems in place. " It is estimated that about 1,500 computers are offline after a securyt breach in the Office of the Secretary of Defense after the attack this Wednesday. The Department of Defense officials have not yet confirmed the exact number of the sytems that had been taken offline and they just had little more to say about the attack.

The transcript of a Thursday press conference has all the details with the answers of Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace. Gates said, "Elements of the OSD unclassified e-mail system were taken offline yesterday afternoon, due to a detected penetration" and "A variety of precautionary measures are being taken. We expect the system to be online again very soon." Gates said that there is no adverse impact anticipated on their ongoing operation but there will be some administrative disruptions and personal inconveniences. But I am sure Pentasoft has their security intact and that attack hasn't done anything defective as it is the matter of the reputation of national security of the USA. I am sure The Pentagon will have more security in their systems and have their system hack-proof in days to come.