Georgia Witnesses a Big Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

In Georgia, the amount of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers increased noticeably through the last fortnight in comparison with the past two weeks. Data from Syspeace shows automated hacking attempts per server have shot up by 74 percent. There was a slight growth of 3.9 percent in the whole world.

Syspeace recorded 510 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Georgia through the last fortnight. In other words, the automated hacking attempts went up by 74 percent. The sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Georgia was 510. In a single 14-day period in the country’s measured history, this is the 5th highest number of automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

With similar changes, there has been a surge of the sum total of brute-force attacks in Iceland and Mexico. With 80 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the last fortnight, Iceland has witnessed a climb of 81 percent compared to the previous 14 days. In Mexico, the sum total has risen by 72 percent to 330 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

All around the world, brute-force attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight growth, so Georgia is not alone with the problem. The automated hacking attempts on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have grown by 3.9 percent in the world during the past two weeks. By now, this year there have been 1,800 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The automated hacking attempts have increased by 6.9 percent on a year-to-year comparison. In other words, Syspeace blocked 1,500,000 automated hacking attempts in the world.

The statistics is released from Syspeace, a service provider that fights brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for firms, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed statistics on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is a global innovator on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.

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 avoid problems and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that safeguards enterprises from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.