Noticeable Growth of Brute-Force Attacks in Hungary Witnessed

Through the past two weeks, Hungary has recorded how the amount of brute-force attacks has grew slightly. The automated hacking attempts have shot up by 12 percent in the course of the last fortnight, according to statistics from Windows servers secured by Syspeace. There was a slight escalation of 16 percent in the whole world.

In Hungary, the number of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers increased slightly throughout the 14 days prior as 310 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the automated hacking attempts grew slightly by 12 percent. The number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Hungary was 910.

For a comparison, automated hacking attempts in France and Finland have climbed up. With 830 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the last fortnight, France has recorded an escalation of 22 percent compared to the last fortnight. In Finland, the number has shot up by 6.7 percent to 400 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

All around the world, automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight increase, so Hungary is not alone with the problem. There have been 16 percent more brute-force attacks in the world on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers in the throughout the two weeks prior compared to the previous 14-day period. Up until today, this year there have been 720 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. The brute-force attacks have decreased by 40 percent on a year-to-year comparison. In other words, the amount of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the world was 540,000.

The information is provided by Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for companies to fight automated hacking attempts. 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 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 brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that safeguards companies from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.