4.3 Percent Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts in Arkansas

The report doesn’t lie — the sum total of automated hacking attempts in Arkansas has grew slightly through the previous 14 days. According to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a rise of 4.3 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. In the whole USA, there was a slight increase of 5.3 percent.

Syspeace logged 2,900 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Arkansas through the past two weeks. In other words, the brute-force attacks increased by 4.3 percent. The amount of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Arkansas was 2,900.

For comparison, Michigan and Indiana have been under increased attacks. With 480 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the past two weeks, Michigan has seen a climb of 6.9 percent in comparison with the last fortnight. In Indiana, the amount has increased by 3.7 percent to 510 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

All around the USA, automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight growth, so Arkansas is not alone with the problem. The automated hacking attempts on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have climbed up by 5.3 percent in the USA in the previous 14 days. So far, this year there have been 1,400 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the number of brute-force attacks has grown by 5.1 percent. That means the sum total of brute-force attacks in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 710,000.

The information is released from Syspeace, a service provider that fights brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for enterprises, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is a global trailblazer on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.

During the brute-force attack, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to in the end get them right. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases to find the right one.

To avoid trouble and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that shields companies from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.