Pennsylvania Witnesses 6.4 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

Throughout the previous 14-day period, the number of brute-force attacks in Pennsylvania went up slightly compared to the two weeks prior. Data from Syspeace shows automated hacking attempts per server have grown by 6.4 percent. In the whole USA, there was a slight increase of 15 percent.

The amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace increased in the 14 days prior in Pennsylvania as 690 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. In other words, the automated hacking attempts went up slightly by 6.4 percent. The sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Pennsylvania was 2,100.

In comparison, automated hacking attempts in Arkansas and Florida have gone up. With 3,100 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the past two weeks, Arkansas has seen a growth of 6.7 percent in comparison with the two weeks prior. In Florida, the number has risen by 5.4 percent to 2,400 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight growth all around the USA. Simply put, Pennsylvania is not alone with the problem. The automated hacking attempts on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shot up by 15 percent in the USA through the previous 14-day period. Up until now, this year there have been 1,600 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. The brute-force attacks have grown by 4.6 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That is to say, Syspeace blocked 770,000 brute-force attacks in the USA.

The evidence is provided by 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 track down and prevent. Syspeace tracks all the global Windows servers secured by Syspeace thoroughly. The company is a global trailblazer on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed evidence 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 right one.

To keep systems secure and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace provides software that shields firms from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.