Slight Growth of Automated Hacking Attempts in North Carolina Logged

In North Carolina, the number of brute-force attacks on Windows servers went up slightly in the two weeks prior in comparison with the 14 days prior. The automated hacking attempts have increased by 20 percent in the course of the 14 days prior, according to data from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers. In contrast, there was a big decrease of 24 percent in the whole USA.

In North Carolina, the amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace grew in the two weeks prior as 620 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks grew by 20 percent. The sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in North Carolina was 8,100.

For the purpose of comparison, Minnesota and Michigan have been under increased attacks. With 57 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14 days, Minnesota has witnessed a surge of 38 percent compared to the 14 days prior. In Michigan, the amount has gone up by 19 percent to 420 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a big decline all around the USA. That is to say, North Carolina is going against the flow. There have been 24 percent less brute-force attacks in the USA on Windows servers secured by Syspeace throughout the previous 14 days compared to the last fortnight. Up until today, this year there have been 1,300 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. The brute-force attacks have grown by 21 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the amount of brute-force attacks in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 670,000.

The information is released from Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for companies to fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for enterprises, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

During the automated hacking attempt, 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 keep problems out and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that safeguards companies from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.