20 Percent Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts in Alabama

During the previous 14 days, the amount of brute-force attacks in Alabama built up compared to the past two weeks. Evidence from Syspeace shows brute-force attacks per server have climbed up by 20 percent. There was a slight growth of 15 percent in the whole USA.

In Alabama, the sum total of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace increased greatly in the course of the previous 14 days as 7,400 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were logged by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks increased noticeably by 20 percent. That means 44,000 total the number of brute-force attacks in the Alabama in the course of the past two weeks were blocked by Syspeace.

Maine and Virginia have – in comparison – been under increased attacks. With 230 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the two weeks prior, Maine has seen an escalation of 35 percent in comparison with the two weeks prior. In Virginia, the amount has increased by 20 percent to 350 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

Alabama is not alone. The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight escalation all around the USA. There have been 15 percent more automated hacking attempts in the USA on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers in the in the last fortnight compared to the previous 14-day period. Up until today, this year there have been 1,600 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. In the course of the same period last year, the number of brute-force attacks has climbed up by 4.6 percent. Simply put, Syspeace blocked 770,000 brute-force attacks in the USA.

The information is collected by Syspeace, a service provider that fights automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for enterprises, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed information on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is a global pioneer 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 eventually get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the correct one.

To keep problems out and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that safeguards businesses from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.