Mexico Records a Slight Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts

In the 14 days prior, the amount of automated hacking attempts in Mexico grew compared to the previous 14-day period. The automated hacking attempts have gone up by 9.9 percent through the previous 14 days, according to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers. There was a slight escalation of 12 percent in the whole world.

Syspeace documented 280 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers in Mexico during the 14 days prior. That means the automated hacking attempts grew by 9.9 percent. The amount of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in Mexico was 430.

United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom have – by means of a comparison – been under increased attacks. With 250 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the two weeks prior, United Arab Emirates has seen an increase of 12 percent in comparison with the previous 14-day period. In United Kingdom, the amount has shot up by 8.4 percent to 2,800 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server.

The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight growth all around the world. In other words, Mexico is not alone with the problem. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shot up by 12 percent in the world throughout the past two weeks. By now, this year there have been 2,200 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. The brute-force attacks have shot up by 8.1 percent on a year-to-year comparison. Simply put, the number of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,800,000.

The statistics is released from Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for companies to fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for businesses, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on automated hacking attempts 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 in the end guessing them. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases and tries to find the correct one.

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