Slight Increase in Brute-Force Attacks in Florida

In Florida, the sum total of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers grew throughout the past two weeks compared to the previous 14 days. According to data from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was an escalation of 5.8 percent in brute-force attacks per server. At the same time, there was a slight contraction of 12 percent in the whole USA.

In Florida, the amount of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers increased in the course of the two weeks prior as 2,700 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. Simply put, the brute-force attacks went up slightly by 5.8 percent. The number of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in Florida was 31,000. In the state’s measured history, this is the 9th highest number of attempted brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server for a single 14-day period.

With similar changes, automated hacking attempts in Georgia and Texas have increased. With 150 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the past two weeks, Georgia has recorded an escalation of 6.4 percent compared to the previous 14 days. In Texas, the number has climbed up by 5.6 percent to 1,200 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server.

Florida is under increasing attacks, but at the same time the attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have decreased all around the USA. The automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have declined by 12 percent in the USA throughout the two weeks prior. Up until now, this year there have been 2,000 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the number of brute-force attacks has grown by 49 percent. That is to say, the sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 1,000,000.

The information comes from 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 firms, 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 different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to ultimately get them right. The attacker systematically inspects all possible passwords and passphrases to find the correct one.

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