Georgia Records a Big Growth in Brute-Force Attacks

In Georgia, the sum total of brute-force attacks on Windows servers increased greatly throughout the 14 days prior in comparison with the previous 14 days. The automated hacking attempts have gone up by 52 percent through the previous 14 days, according to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers. There was a great increase of 24 percent in the whole USA.

The number of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace increased greatly through the past two weeks in Georgia as 220 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks went up by 52 percent. The amount of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Georgia was 1,200.

For comparison purposes, brute-force attacks in Texas and Oregon have shot up. With 2,800 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14-day period, Texas has recorded an increase of 53 percent compared to the two weeks prior. In Oregon, the amount has grown by 50 percent to 1,700 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

Georgia is not alone. The attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a great increase all around the USA. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have increased by 24 percent in the USA throughout the two weeks prior. By now, this year there have been 2,800 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. In the course of the same period last year, the sum total of automated hacking attempts has shot up by 34 percent. That means the sum total of automated hacking attempts in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 1,400,000.

The data originates from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers 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 enterprises, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is the world leader on the topic.

An automated hacking attempt consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing them. The attacker systematically inspects all possible passwords and passphrases and tries to find the correct one.

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