Switzerland Records a Slight Growth in Brute-Force Attacks

Through the 14 days prior, Switzerland has seen how the amount of brute-force attacks has went up slightly. The brute-force attacks have increased by 20 percent during the previous 14-day period, according to data from Windows servers secured by Syspeace. In the whole world, there was a noticeable growth of 23 percent.

In Switzerland, the sum total of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers grew slightly during the past two weeks as 30 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the automated hacking attempts increased by 20 percent. That means 160 total the amount of automated hacking attempts in the Switzerland in the course of the past two weeks were blocked by Syspeace.

For comparison purposes, Finland and Netherlands have been under increased attacks. With 140 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the previous 14 days, Finland has seen a rise of 21 percent in comparison with the 14 days prior. In Netherlands, the amount has shot up by 14 percent to 850 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

All around the world, brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a big increase, so Switzerland is not alone with the problem. There have been 23 percent more automated hacking attempts in the world on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers in the throughout the previous 14 days compared to the two weeks prior. Up until today, this year there have been 1,800 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. Compared to the same period last year, the number of automated hacking attempts has risen by 31 percent. Simply put, the number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,600,000.

The data is released from Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for firms to fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for enterprises, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

During the brute-force attack, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to eventually get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the right one.

To keep systems secure and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace provides software that safeguards firms from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.