Lithuania Sees 11 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

Brute-force attacks on Windows servers in Lithuania have grew through the last fortnight. According to data from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a climb of 11 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. In contrast, there was a big fall of 41 percent in the whole world.

Syspeace logged 620 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers in Lithuania during the previous 14 days. That means the brute-force attacks grew slightly by 11 percent. That means 620 total the amount of automated hacking attempts in the Lithuania in the previous 14-day period were blocked by Syspeace.

For the purpose of comparison, brute-force attacks in Turkey and Norway have climbed up. With 960 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the last fortnight, Turkey has seen a rise of 11 percent compared to the past two weeks. In Norway, the number has grown by 6.5 percent to 230 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a big decline all around the world. In other words, Lithuania is going against the flow. The brute-force attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have declined by 41 percent in the world throughout the previous 14 days. Up until now, this year there have been 1,300 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The brute-force attacks have shot up by 10 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the amount of automated hacking attempts in the world that were blocked by Syspeace was 1,100,000.

The statistics is released from Syspeace, a service provider that fights automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for companies, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed statistics on brute-force attacks since 2012, Syspeace is a global innovator on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.

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

To avoid trouble and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that safeguards businesses from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.