At the Naval Network Warfare Command here, U.S. cyber defenders track and investigate hundreds of suspicious events each day. But the predominant threat comes from Chinese hackers, who are constantly waging all-out warfare against Defense Department networks, Netwarcom officials said.
It’s assumed that Chinese hackers are trying to breach US government computers with the Chinese governments support. It’s noted in the article that one Chinese attack in recent memory forced a shutdown of e-mail servers for a few weeks. Something will need to be done if the hackers are that determined.
Source: FCW.com