Nebraska Witnesses a Noticeable Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

There’s no denying of facts — the sum total of brute-force attacks in Nebraska has grew in the course of the 14 days prior. According to statistics from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was a climb of 20 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. There was an escalation of 24 percent in the whole USA.

Syspeace registered 25 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Nebraska in the last fortnight. That means the brute-force attacks went up slightly by 20 percent. That means 49 total the sum total of automated hacking attempts in the Nebraska throughout the previous 14-day period were blocked by Syspeace.

By means of a comparison, automated hacking attempts in California and Ohio have gone up. With 3,600 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the previous 14 days, California has seen a growth of 21 percent compared to the two weeks prior. In Ohio, the sum total has shot up by 18 percent to 76 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

Nebraska is not alone. The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a big increase all around the USA. The automated hacking attempts on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have grown by 24 percent in the USA in the previous 14-day period. Up until today, this year there have been 2,800 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. In the course of the same period last year, the amount of automated hacking attempts has climbed up by 34 percent. That is to say, Syspeace blocked 1,400,000 brute-force attacks in the USA.

The statistics source is Syspeace, a service provider that fights automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for firms, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed evidence on brute-force attacks since 2012, Syspeace is a global innovator on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.

During the automated hacking attempt, 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 right one.

To keep systems secure and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace provides software that shields firms from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.