Washington Records a Slight Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts
Through the previous 14 days, the sum total of brute-force attacks in Washington increased slightly compared to the previous 14 days. Data from Syspeace shows automated hacking attempts per server have shot up by 7.7 percent. In the whole USA, there was a slight escalation of 12 percent.
Syspeace registered 1,200 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Washington during the past two weeks. In other words, the brute-force attacks increased slightly by 7.7 percent. The number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Washington was 18,000.
By way of comparison, Florida and Georgia have been under increased attacks. With 1,700 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the last fortnight, Florida has recorded a rise of 8.6 percent in comparison with the 14 days prior. In Georgia, the number has increased by 1.7 percent to 170 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.
The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight increase all around the USA. In other words, Washington is not alone with the problem. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have risen by 12 percent in the USA during the past two weeks. By now, this year there have been 1,000 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the sum total of automated hacking attempts has dropped by 44 percent. That is to say, Syspeace blocked 370,000 automated hacking attempts in the USA.
The evidence is provided by Syspeace, a company that helps fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace saves enterprises 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 Windows servers secured by Syspeace conscientiously. The company is a global trendsetter on the topic since 2012, having collected and analyzed evidence on automated hacking attempts.
During the automated hacking attempt, 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 avoid trouble and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that protects companies from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.