Automated Hacking Attempts Go up Significantly in United Arab Emirates

Automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in United Arab Emirates have increased noticeably through the previous 14-day period. According to evidence from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a climb of 38 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. In the whole world, there was a noticeable growth of 47 percent.

In United Arab Emirates, the sum total of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers went up in the last fortnight as 430 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. That is to say, the automated hacking attempts built up by 38 percent. The amount of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in United Arab Emirates was 430. In the country’s measured history, this is the highest number of attempted brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace for a single 14-day period.

For the purpose of comparison, there has been a rise of the number of automated hacking attempts in USA and Belgium. With 1,200 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the 14 days prior, USA has seen a rise of 42 percent compared to the 14 days prior. In Belgium, the number has gone up by 33 percent to 2,000 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

All around the world, automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a noticeable growth, so United Arab Emirates is not alone with the problem. In the last weeks there have been 47 percent more brute-force attacks than through the previous 14 days in the world. So far, this year there have been 1,500 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The automated hacking attempts have climbed up by 9.3 percent on a year-to-year comparison. In other words, the number of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,100,000.

The evidence source is Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for businesses to fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for firms, 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 brute-force attack, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to eventually get them right. The attacker systematically inspects all possible passwords and passphrases to find the correct one.

To avoid problems and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that protects firms from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.