Maryland Sees No Change in Brute-Force Attacks

In Maryland, the amount of brute-force attacks on Windows servers remained unchanged during the previous 14 days in comparison with the two weeks prior. Data from Syspeace shows the number of automated hacking attempts per server has remained unchanged. In contrast, there was a big decline of 33 percent overall in the whole USA.

In Maryland, the number of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace remained unchanged in the course of the previous 14-day period as 3,300 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That’s on the same level as the past two weeks. Syspeace blocked 20,000 brute-force attacks in Maryland. In the state’s measured history, this is the highest number of attempted brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server for a single 14-day period.

Virginia and Indiana have seen no significant changes in automated hacking attempts throughout the 14 days prior. There have been 570 of brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in Virginia in the course of the previous 14-day period. In Indiana the amount is 590.

Up until today, this year there have been 1,900 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the number of automated hacking attempts has grown by 4.3 percent. Simply put, Syspeace blocked 930,000 automated hacking attempts in the USA.

The statistics is collected by Syspeace, a company that helps fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace saves enterprises 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 meticulously. The company is a global trailblazer on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed statistics on brute-force attacks.

During the brute-force attack, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to eventually get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically checked to find the correct one.

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