Noticeable Increase of Automated Hacking Attempts in Arkansas Documented

The number of brute-force attacks on Windows servers in Arkansas grew throughout the previous 14-day period. According to evidence from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a surge of 9 percent in brute-force attacks per server. Overall, in the USA, there was a big increase of 27 percent.

Syspeace recorded 6,900 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Arkansas in the course of the two weeks prior. That is to say, the brute-force attacks increased by 9 percent. Syspeace blocked 7,400 brute-force attacks in Arkansas.

Maine and Rhode Island have – by way of comparison – been under increased attacks. With 220 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the two weeks prior, Maine has witnessed a climb of 14 percent compared to the previous 14-day period. In Rhode Island, the number has shot up by 8.6 percent to 120 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

The attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown an escalation all around the USA. That is to say, Arkansas is not alone with the problem. The brute-force attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have grown by 27 percent in the USA in the two weeks prior. Up until now, this year there have been 2,800 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. In the same period last year, the sum total of brute-force attacks has shot up by 4.2 percent. That is to say, Syspeace blocked 1,400,000 brute-force attacks in the USA.

The information is provided by Syspeace, a company that helps fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace saves firms time, effort, and money by blocking attacks that otherwise take many hours of repetitive, manual labor to detect and prevent. Syspeace scans all the global Windows servers secured by Syspeace carefully. The company is a global innovator on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed evidence on automated hacking attempts.

During the automated hacking attempt, 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 avoid problems and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that shields businesses from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.