Significant Growth in Brute-Force Attacks in Ireland

In the course of the 14 days prior, the amount of automated hacking attempts in Ireland increased noticeably compared to the past two weeks. Data from Syspeace shows automated hacking attempts per server have grown by 35 percent. In contrast, there was a slight decline of 17 percent in the whole world.

The sum total of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers increased noticeably in the previous 14-day period in Ireland as 370 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. That is to say, the brute-force attacks built up by 35 percent. The number of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in Ireland was 1,500.

Norway and Sweden have – for the purpose of comparison – been under increased attacks. With 150 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the previous 14-day period, Norway has witnessed a rise of 39 percent in comparison with the two weeks prior. In Sweden, the sum total has risen by 30 percent to 1,200 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server.

Ireland is under increasing attacks, but at the same time the attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have decreased all around the world. There have been 17 percent less automated hacking attempts in the world on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers through the past two weeks compared to the 14 days prior. Up until today, this year there have been 1,500 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. During the same period last year, the number of brute-force attacks has grown by 8.7 percent. That is to say, the amount of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,300,000.

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

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

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