Mexico Sees 7.7 Percent Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts

The amount of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Mexico went up slightly in the course of the two weeks prior. According to information from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was a climb of 7.7 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. However, there was no change in the amount of automated hacking attempts in the whole world.

The amount of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers went up slightly through the two weeks prior in Mexico as 310 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. In other words, the brute-force attacks increased slightly by 7.7 percent. The sum total of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in Mexico was 480.

Denmark and Belgium have – for comparison – been under increased attacks. With 4,100 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the last fortnight, Denmark has witnessed a rise of 10 percent in comparison with the past two weeks. In Belgium, the amount has risen by 6.6 percent to 560 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

By now, this year there have been 2,200 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. Compared to the same period last year, the number of automated hacking attempts has gone up by 9.8 percent. That means the number of brute-force attacks in the world that were blocked by Syspeace was 2,000,000.

The statistics originates from Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for enterprises to fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for companies, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on brute-force attacks since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

During the automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to eventually get them right. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases to find the correct one.

To keep problems out and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that shields businesses from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.