32 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks in France

The data is out — the number of brute-force attacks in France has built up during the past two weeks. According to evidence from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was a climb of 32 percent in brute-force attacks per server. There was a slight growth of 18 percent in the whole world.

Syspeace registered 880 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in France during the past two weeks. Simply put, the automated hacking attempts went up by 32 percent. Syspeace blocked 14,000 brute-force attacks in France.

By way of comparison, United States of America and Netherlands have been under increased attacks. With 1,800 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14-day period, United States of America has seen an escalation of 34 percent compared to the previous 14 days. In Netherlands, the sum total has risen by 16 percent to 750 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server.

The attacks on syspeaces have shown a slight increase all around the world. That is to say, France is not alone with the problem. The brute-force attacks on syspeaces have increased by 18 percent in the world during the two weeks prior. Up until now, this year there have been 1,400 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. During the same period last year, the amount of brute-force attacks has risen by 33 percent. In other words, the sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the world was 1,200,000.

The evidence is collected by Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for firms 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 brute-force attacks since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

During the automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to finally get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the right one.

To avoid problems and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that safeguards businesses from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.