7.3 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks in Lithuania
In the course of the last fortnight, the number of automated hacking attempts in Lithuania increased slightly compared to the two weeks prior. According to data from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was an increase of 7.3 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. Overall, in the world, there was a slight increase of 19 percent.
In Lithuania, the sum total of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers increased through the previous 14-day period as 680 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were registered by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks grew slightly by 7.3 percent. The sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Lithuania was 680.
By means of a comparison, Australia and Hungary have been under increased attacks. With 2,500 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the last fortnight, Australia has recorded a growth of 17 percent compared to the past two weeks. In Hungary, the number has shot up by 14 percent to 540 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.
All around the world, brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight growth, so Lithuania is not alone with the problem. The automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have grown by 19 percent in the world in the course of the two weeks prior. Up until today, this year there have been 1,900 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the world. The brute-force attacks have grown by 6.1 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the sum total of automated hacking attempts in the world that were blocked by Syspeace was 1,700,000.
The information is released from Syspeace, a service provider that fights brute-force attacks. 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 innovator on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.
During the automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to ultimately get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically checked to find the right one.
To keep systems secure and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace provides software that protects firms from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.