Arizona Sees 27 Percent Increase in Brute-Force Attacks

Automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Arizona have increased greatly through the 14 days prior. According to data from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was a climb of 27 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. In the whole USA, there was a noticeable growth of 27 percent.

In Arizona, the amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace built up throughout the previous 14 days as 440 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were documented by Syspeace. Simply put, the brute-force attacks increased greatly by 27 percent. That means 1,300 total the number of automated hacking attempts in the Arizona during the previous 14-day period were blocked by Syspeace.

In comparison, there has been a surge of the number of automated hacking attempts in Utah and Nebraska. With 720 blocked automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace the last fortnight, Utah has seen an increase of 29 percent compared to the previous 14 days. In Nebraska, the amount has risen by 26 percent to 860 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

Arizona is not alone. The attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a great increase all around the USA. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shot up by 27 percent in the USA during the previous 14-day period. Up until today, this year there have been 2,800 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server in the USA. The automated hacking attempts have shot up by 4.2 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the amount of brute-force attacks 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 brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for companies, 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 brute-force attack, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to ultimately get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the right one.

To keep problems out and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace offers software that safeguards businesses from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.