Pentagon

Also referred as to the "U.S. Department of Defense," the Pentagon is the Headquarters of the U.S. Defense Forces and the Command of Government in the United States. Several Targeting incidents of viruses occurred between 1999-2012. MyDoom, ILOVEYOU, Solar Sunrise, Conficker, and other various spyware have attacked the Pentagon in a period more than 15 years. Conficker was responsible for launching Targeting Attacks on the US Navy, the French Army systems, the White House, and other government organizations. The Pentagon has also been infected by MyDoom and Solar Sunrise. Solar Sunrise affected the Department of Defense and the US Navy, while MyDoom launched a series of Denial of Service Attacks. The Pentagon, CIA and the White House were targeted by CodeRed. The CodeRed virus created a Remote Attack against the White House's Email Inboxes. CodeRed, before then, attacked sites like Ebay, Yahoo, and Google and launched DoS Attacks on the Microsoft Website. BadTrans captured passwords of users including the Pentagon. Credit card information is more common function associated with BadTrans.

The Department of Defense took action on CodeRed during its spread. At the same time, the Nimda virus is released. The virus infected millions of hosts including the CIA program systems. The FBI issued warnings to most of the systems before their infection. The U.S. Cyber Command took an effective course of action to prevented the virus from doing further damage.

September 11th, 2001 - 9/11
On September 11th, 2001, 2 planes, both America Airlines commercial flights, crashed into the World Trade Center. More than 2,000 people died. Later it was learned the second plane crashed into the Pentagon, right-on impact. 125 people, 70 civilians and 55 military personnel were killed along with 59 civilians and 5 terrorists in the plane. Officials and researchers both stated whether it was a missile, or a second plane had crashed into the building. It didn't collapse for 30 minutes because of the steel reinforcement, so hundreds could get out safely after the impact. Today, different people around the world think that either a missile destroyed the Pentagon, or another AA passenger plane crashed with direct impact.

Layout
The Pentagon building spans 28.7 acres (116,000 m2), and includes an additional 5.1 acres (21,000 m2) as a central courtyard. Starting with the north side and moving clockwise, its five façades are the Mall Terrace Entrance façade, the River Terrace Entrance façade, the Concourse Entrance (or Metro Station) façade, the South Parking Entrance façade, and the Heliport façade. On the north side of the building, the Mall Entrance, which also features a portico, leads out to a 600 ft (180 m) long terrace that is used for ceremonies. The River Entrance, which features a portico projecting out 20 ft (6.1 m), is located on the northeast side, overlooking the lagoon and facing Washington. A stepped terrace on the River Entrance leads down to the lagoon; and a landing dock was used until the late 1960s to ferry personnel between Bolling Air Force Base and the Pentagon. The main entrance for visitors is located on the southeast side, where the Pentagon Metro station and the bus station are located. There is also a concourse on the southeast side of the second floor of the building, which contains a mini-shopping mall. The Pentagon's south parking lot is located on the southwest side of the Pentagon, and the west side of the Pentagon faces Washington Boulevard.

Security
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) is a United States government agency composed of sworn federal police officers, the United States Pentagon Police and civilian CBRN technicians, and non-sworn civilian anti-terrorism investigative and physical security personnel, and is responsible for the protection of the Pentagon. The Department of Defense created the PFPA after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The new agency absorbed the Defense Protective Service (DPS) and assumed its role of providing basic law enforcement and security for the Pentagon and Department of Defense sites in the 280 acre (1.1 km2) "Pentagon Reservation" and greater National Capital Region (NCR). PFPA was also charged with providing force protection against the full spectrum of potential threats through robust prevention, preparedness, detection, and response measures. The United States Pentagon Police is the primary federal law enforcement arm of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.

Services
The Pentagon has over 20 of its own fast food operations, including Subway, McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts, Panda Express, Starbucks and Sbarro, among others. A multibranded KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurant opened in 2003, when renovations to the food court were completed. Food services are managed by the Navy Exchange. The Center Courtyard Cafe reopened in the spring of 2008, replacing the "Ground Zero Cafe" snack bar that was previously there.

The Pentagon Athletic Center (PAC), a fitness center for military and civilian staff, opened in 2004 adjacent to the north side of the Pentagon, replacing the Pentagon Officers Athletic Club (POAC) which had operated for 55 years in a structure between Route 110 and the parade grounds. Each year, the Pentagon grounds are a major focus for hosting the Marine Corps Marathon and the Army Ten-Miler running events. There is a Meditation and Prayer Room in the Pentagon, which was dedicated on December 14, 1970, by Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird. On September 11, 2002 the Pentagon Memorial Chapel was dedicated.

In conjunction with the 1976 American Bicentennial, the Pentagon began offering guided tours to the general public. Tours were suspended after the September 11, 2001 attacks, but are currently available on an arranged basis to the general public.