Georgia Records 18 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

In Georgia, the number of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers grew slightly in the course of the two weeks prior compared to the two weeks prior. Statistics from Syspeace shows brute-force attacks per server have risen by 18 percent. Overall, in the USA, there was a slight increase of 19 percent.

In Georgia, the sum total of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers grew in the previous 14-day period as 250 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were registered by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks grew slightly by 18 percent. That means 530 total the number of brute-force attacks in the Georgia in the course of the previous 14 days were blocked by Syspeace.

For the purpose of comparison, there has been a surge of the amount of brute-force attacks in California and Maryland. With 2,100 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14 days, California has witnessed a rise of 22 percent compared to the past two weeks. In Maryland, the number has shot up by 11 percent to 1,100 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

All around the USA, automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight increase, so Georgia is not alone with the problem. There have been 19 percent more brute-force attacks in the USA on Windows servers secured by Syspeace in the in the 14 days prior compared to the last fortnight. So far, this year there have been 4,500 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the amount of brute-force attacks has increased by 11 percent. That is to say, the number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 2,100,000.

The statistics is released from 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 scans all the global Syspeace-secured Windows Servers thoroughly. The company is a global trendsetter on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed data on brute-force attacks.

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

To keep problems out and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that safeguards companies from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.