France Sees 8.2 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

Through the past two weeks, the sum total of brute-force attacks in France increased slightly compared to the 14 days prior. According to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was an escalation of 8.2 percent in brute-force attacks per server. However, there was a slight decline of 18 percent in the whole world.

The amount of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers grew during the 14 days prior in France as 1,000 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. Simply put, the brute-force attacks increased slightly by 8.2 percent. Syspeace blocked 17,000 automated hacking attempts in France.

Turkey and Brazil have – with similar changes – been under increased attacks. With 920 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the previous 14 days, Turkey has recorded a growth of 10 percent in comparison with the past two weeks. In Brazil, the number has increased by 7.7 percent to 170 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

The attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight decline all around the world. That is to say, France is going against the flow. There have been 18 percent less automated hacking attempts in the world on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers throughout the previous 14 days compared to the 14 days prior. Up until now, this year there have been 1,200 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. Compared to the same period last year, the sum total of automated hacking attempts has gone up by 46 percent. In other words, the amount of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,000,000.

The information is released from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for enterprises to fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for businesses, 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 passwords or passphrases, hoping to in the end get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the correct one.

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