13 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks in Netherlands
The amount of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Netherlands increased slightly throughout the 14 days prior. The brute-force attacks have increased by 13 percent through the previous 14 days, according to statistics from Windows servers secured by Syspeace. However, there was a slight decrease of 18 percent in the whole world.
In Netherlands, the number of attacks on syspeaces increased slightly through the two weeks prior as 770 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the automated hacking attempts grew slightly by 13 percent. Syspeace blocked 9,300 brute-force attacks in Netherlands.
Georgia and South Africa have – for comparison – been under increased attacks. With 690 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the two weeks prior, Georgia has seen an escalation of 40 percent in comparison with the last fortnight. In South Africa, the amount has gone up by 13 percent to 400 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.
The attacks on syspeaces have shown a slight decline all around the world. Simply put, Netherlands is going against the flow. There have been 18 percent less brute-force attacks in the world on Windows servers secured by Syspeace through the past two weeks compared to the two weeks prior. Up until today, this year there have been 1,200 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. Throughout the same period last year, the amount of brute-force attacks has gone up by 46 percent. In other words, the number of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,000,000.
The statistics comes from Syspeace, a service provider that fights automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for enterprises, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed statistics on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is a global trailblazer on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.
An automated hacking attempt consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of finally guessing them. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases and tries to find the correct one.
To keep problems out and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that protects businesses from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.