Brute-Force Attacks Go up Significantly in Poland

In Poland, the amount of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers increased noticeably in the course of the last fortnight in comparison with the last fortnight. Statistics from Syspeace shows brute-force attacks per server have grown by 62 percent. In contrast, there was a slight contraction of 19 percent in the whole world.

The number of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers built up during the 14 days prior in Poland as 480 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were registered by Syspeace. Simply put, the brute-force attacks went up by 62 percent. The sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Poland was 480.

For the sake of comparison, brute-force attacks in Ireland and Iceland have climbed up. With 1,500 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the 14 days prior, Ireland has recorded a rise of 77 percent in comparison with the 14 days prior. In Iceland, the sum total has increased by 61 percent to 1,000 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

All around the world, automated hacking attempts on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight drop, but Poland sees the opposite. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have decreased by 19 percent in the world during the past two weeks. Up until now, this year there have been 1,400 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server in the world. The automated hacking attempts have diminished by 14 percent on a year-to-year comparison. In other words, Syspeace blocked 1,200,000 brute-force attacks in the world.

The evidence source is Syspeace, a service provider that fights brute-force attacks. 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 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 in the end get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically checked to find the right one.

To keep problems out and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that protects firms from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.