Automated Hacking Attempts Go up Significantly in Georgia

The amount of brute-force attacks on Windows servers in Georgia went up throughout the 14 days prior. The automated hacking attempts have gone up by 23 percent during the previous 14 days, according to statistics from Windows servers secured by Syspeace. In contrast, there was a slight decline of 4 percent in the whole USA.

Syspeace registered 440 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Georgia in the 14 days prior. That means the brute-force attacks increased greatly by 23 percent. The amount of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Georgia was 510.

There has been, by means of a comparison, a surge of the number of brute-force attacks in Ohio and Florida. With 58 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the last fortnight, Ohio has seen a surge of 35 percent compared to the previous 14-day period. In Florida, the number has grown by 16 percent to 2,000 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server.

Georgia is under increasing attacks, but at the same time the attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have decreased all around the USA. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have diminished by 4 percent in the USA during the previous 14 days. By now, this year there have been 940 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the sum total of automated hacking attempts has dropped by 54 percent. That means the number of brute-force attacks in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 360,000.

The data is released from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers 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 companies, 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 automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to in the end get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the right one.

To keep trouble out and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that protects companies from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.