Code Red Virus Wormed Into Pentagon Computers.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Brief Article

Even though the Defense Department has invested heavily in cyber-security in the past few years, the Code Red computer virus did serious damage to the Pentagon's computers, said John P. Stenbit, assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communications and intelligence.

"It has had its effect. There is no question about that," he told the Armed Forces Press Service.

Today's computer attacks are highly evolved compared to those launched by hackers years ago, he added.

The Code Red virus...