20 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks in Michigan

Through the previous 14 days, the sum total of brute-force attacks in Michigan grew slightly compared to the 14 days prior. According to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a climb of 20 percent in brute-force attacks per server. There was a slight escalation of 14 percent in the whole USA.

The number of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers increased through the past two weeks in Michigan as 310 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks grew slightly by 20 percent. The sum total of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in Michigan was 1,500.

Virginia and New Jersey have – by way of comparison – been under increased attacks. With 690 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the past two weeks, Virginia has witnessed a surge of 20 percent in comparison with the previous 14 days. In New Jersey, the amount has risen by 19 percent to 960 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

Michigan is not alone. The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight growth all around the USA. The brute-force attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have grown by 14 percent in the USA during the previous 14-day period. By now, this year there have been 1,500 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server in the USA. The brute-force attacks have increased by 54 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That is to say, Syspeace blocked 780,000 automated hacking attempts in the USA.

The information source is Syspeace, a company that helps fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace saves businesses time, effort, and money by blocking attacks that otherwise take many hours of repetitive, manual labor to find and prevent. Syspeace tracks all the global Windows servers secured by Syspeace thoroughly. The company is a global trailblazer on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed data on brute-force attacks.

An automated hacking attempt consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of ultimately guessing them. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases and tries to find the correct one.

To avoid trouble and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that safeguards businesses from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.