New Jersey Records a Noticeable Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

During the last fortnight, New Jersey has recorded how the number of brute-force attacks has went up slightly. According to evidence from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a rise of 16 percent in brute-force attacks per server. There was a big increase of 24 percent in the whole USA.

The sum total of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace grew slightly throughout the previous 14 days in New Jersey as 3,800 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. In other words, the automated hacking attempts increased by 16 percent. Syspeace blocked 8,200 automated hacking attempts in New Jersey. In a single 14-day period in the state’s measured history, this is the 3rd highest number of automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

With similar changes, there has been an increase of the sum total of automated hacking attempts in Ohio and Iowa. With 76 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the 14 days prior, Ohio has witnessed an increase of 18 percent in comparison with the last fortnight. In Iowa, the number has shot up by 16 percent to 1,200 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a big increase all around the USA. Simply put, New Jersey is not alone with the problem. There have been 24 percent more automated hacking attempts in the USA on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers in the during the two weeks prior compared to the previous 14 days. Up until today, this year there have been 2,800 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. The automated hacking attempts have risen by 34 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the number of brute-force attacks in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 1,400,000.

The evidence is released from Syspeace, a company that helps fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace saves companies time, effort, and money by blocking attacks that otherwise take many hours of repetitive, manual labor to discover and prevent. Syspeace tracks all the global Syspeace-secured Windows Servers carefully. The company is a global innovator on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed statistics on automated hacking attempts.

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

To keep trouble out and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that shields businesses from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.