Slight Growth in Brute-Force Attacks in Nebraska

Throughout the previous 14 days, Nebraska has witnessed how the number of automated hacking attempts has grew slightly. Statistics from Syspeace shows brute-force attacks per server have grown by 11 percent. At the same time, there was no change in the amount of brute-force attacks in the whole USA.

The amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace grew slightly through the previous 14 days in Nebraska as 21 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. In other words, the automated hacking attempts grew by 11 percent. That means 31 total the amount of brute-force attacks in the Nebraska in the previous 14 days were blocked by Syspeace.

For the sake of comparison, automated hacking attempts in District of Columbia and North Carolina have climbed up. With 3,200 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the last fortnight, District of Columbia has seen a climb of 14 percent in comparison with the 14 days prior. In North Carolina, the number has risen by 5.9 percent to 510 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server.

All around the USA, brute-force attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have been almost constant, but, as said, Nebraska has increasing troubles. Up until today, this year there have been 2,200 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. In the course of the same period last year, the sum total of automated hacking attempts has grown by 55 percent. Simply put, the amount of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 1,100,000.

The data comes from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers 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 brute-force attacks since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

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

To avoid problems and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that protects enterprises from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.