5.7 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks in Rhode Island
The sum total of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Rhode Island grew in the 14 days prior. The brute-force attacks have climbed up by 5.7 percent in the course of the 14 days prior, according to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers. Overall, in the USA, there was an escalation of 32 percent.
The amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace went up slightly during the previous 14 days in Rhode Island as 140 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were registered by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks grew by 5.7 percent. That means 360 total the number of automated hacking attempts in the Rhode Island in the course of the previous 14 days were blocked by Syspeace.
For comparison purposes, Delaware and Florida have been under increased attacks. With 190 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the previous 14-day period, Delaware has witnessed a surge of 6.4 percent compared to the previous 14-day period. In Florida, the sum total has climbed up by 4 percent to 2,100 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.
Rhode Island is not alone. The attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a great increase all around the USA. During the last weeks there have been 32 percent more automated hacking attempts than in the 14 days prior in the USA. So far, this year there have been 1,200 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the number of brute-force attacks has dropped by 53 percent. That means the number of automated hacking attempts in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 490,000.
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 enterprises 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 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 right one.
To keep systems secure and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace provides software that shields businesses from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.
