Czech Republic Sees 9 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

The sum total of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Czech Republic increased slightly throughout the 14 days prior. According to data from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was a growth of 9 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. In contrast, there was a slight fall of 3 percent in the whole world.

Syspeace registered 1,100 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers in Czech Republic throughout the 14 days prior. That means the brute-force attacks grew by 9 percent. That means 3,800 total the number of automated hacking attempts in the Czech Republic during the previous 14 days were blocked by Syspeace. In the country’s measured history, this is the 10th highest number of attempted automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server for a single 14-day period.

For the purpose of comparison, Hong Kong and USA have been under increased attacks. With 83 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the previous 14 days, Hong Kong has witnessed an increase of 35 percent compared to the previous 14-day period. In USA, the amount has increased by 5.5 percent to 2,000 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

All around the world, brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight contraction, but Czech Republic sees the opposite. Throughout the last weeks, there have been 3 percent less automated hacking attempts than in the course of the last fortnight in the world. Up until today, this year there have been 1,700 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The automated hacking attempts have increased by 5.9 percent on a year-to-year comparison. In other words, Syspeace blocked 1,500,000 brute-force attacks in the world.

The information comes from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for businesses to fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for firms, 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 brute-force attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing them. The attacker systematically checks 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 companies from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.