In the world, Belgium Records unprecedented Brute-Force Attacks

The data is out — the sum total of automated hacking attempts in Belgium has surged in the course of the last fortnight. The brute-force attacks have risen by 1,300 percent through the two weeks prior, according to data from Windows servers secured by Syspeace. In the world, that\’s the greatest rise of brute-force attacks on Windows servers. In the whole world, there was a big increase of 33 percent.

The sum total of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace shot up during the 14 days prior in Belgium as 4,000 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were registered by Syspeace. That is to say, the brute-force attacks increased extremely by 1,300 percent. Syspeace blocked 230,000 automated hacking attempts in Belgium. It is the 6th highest number of brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server for a single 14-day period in the country\’s measured history of hackers trying to gain access to servers.

There has been, for the sake of comparison, a climb of the sum total of automated hacking attempts in Colombia and Spain. With 1,500 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14-day period, Colombia has witnessed an increase of 57 percent in comparison with the past two weeks. In Spain, the number has grown by 54 percent to 270 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a noticeable growth all around the world. That is to say, Belgium is not alone with the problem. There have been 33 percent more automated hacking attempts in the world on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers in the during the two weeks prior compared to the last fortnight. So far, this year there have been 960 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The automated hacking attempts have diminished by 43 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That is to say, Syspeace blocked 670,000 automated hacking attempts in the world.

The data is provided by Windows servers secured by Syspeace 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 companies, 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 brute-force attack, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to eventually get them right. The attacker systematically inspects all possible passwords and passphrases to find the right one.

To keep systems secure and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace provides software that protects businesses from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.