Noticeable Growth in Automated Hacking Attempts in Virginia

The amount of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Virginia went up slightly during the previous 14 days. According to evidence from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a rise of 12 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. At the same time, there was no change in the number of automated hacking attempts in the whole USA.

In Virginia, the amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace increased during the last fortnight as 320 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks grew by 12 percent. That means 7,800 total the sum total of brute-force attacks in the Virginia in the 14 days prior were blocked by Syspeace.

For comparison purposes, there has been an escalation of the amount of automated hacking attempts in West Virginia and Utah. With 1,600 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the two weeks prior, West Virginia has recorded a climb of 13 percent in comparison with the two weeks prior. In Utah, the sum total has increased by 8.8 percent to 510 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

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

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

During the automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to ultimately get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically checked to find the correct one.

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