Slight Growth of Brute-Force Attacks in Florida Registered

In Florida, the sum total of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers increased in the last fortnight in comparison with the last fortnight. According to data from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a climb of 5.5 percent in brute-force attacks per server. In contrast, there was no change in the amount of automated hacking attempts in the whole USA.

In Florida, the number of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers grew throughout the previous 14-day period as 1,600 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks went up slightly by 5.5 percent. The sum total of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in Florida was 21,000.

For comparison, there has been a rise of the amount of brute-force attacks in Tennessee and California. With 470 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the previous 14-day period, Tennessee has witnessed a growth of 5.6 percent in comparison with the past two weeks. In California, the number has increased by 5.2 percent to 560 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

So far, this year there have been 810 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. The brute-force attacks have increased by 52 percent on a year-to-year comparison. Simply put, the number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 320,000.

The data is collected by Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for businesses to fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for businesses, 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 eventually get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the right one.

To avoid trouble and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that safeguards enterprises from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.