Washington Witnesses No Change in Automated Hacking Attempts

In Washington, the amount of brute-force attacks on Windows servers showed no change in the course of the last fortnight in comparison with the previous 14 days. The sum total of brute-force attacks has remained the same. In the whole USA, there was a big increase of 32 percent.

Syspeace registered 1,900 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Washington throughout the past two weeks. That\’s on the same level as the two weeks prior. Syspeace blocked 13,000 brute-force attacks in Washington.

Rhode Island and Florida have witnessed no significant changes in automated hacking attempts through the past two weeks. There have been 140 of automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in Rhode Island through the past two weeks. In Florida the amount is 2,100.

Up until now, this year there have been 1,200 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the sum total of brute-force attacks has decreased by 53 percent. Simply put, the amount of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 490,000.

The data originates from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers 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 enterprises, 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 different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to eventually get them right. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases to find the right one.

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