Georgia Sees a Big Growth in Automated Hacking Attempts

Throughout the 14 days prior, the amount of automated hacking attempts in Georgia increased noticeably compared to the two weeks prior. Data from Syspeace shows automated hacking attempts per server have increased by 36 percent. However, there was no change in the number of brute-force attacks in the whole USA.

In Georgia, the amount of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers built up in the two weeks prior as 85 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were registered by Syspeace. In other words, the automated hacking attempts increased noticeably by 36 percent. Syspeace blocked 180 automated hacking attempts in Georgia.

With similar changes, there has been an increase of the amount of automated hacking attempts in Kentucky and Colorado. With 50 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14 days, Kentucky has recorded an escalation of 37 percent compared to the two weeks prior. In Colorado, the sum total has gone up by 34 percent to 34 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

Up until today, this year there have been 900 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. The brute-force attacks have risen by 2.9 percent on a year-to-year comparison. In other words, Syspeace blocked 370,000 brute-force attacks in the USA.

The information is released from 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 find and prevent. Syspeace records all the global Syspeace-secured Windows Servers conscientiously. The company is a global innovator on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed evidence 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 right one.

To keep problems out and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that protects companies from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.