29 Percent Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts in Switzerland

There’s no denying of facts — the amount of automated hacking attempts in Switzerland has increased noticeably throughout the previous 14-day period. Evidence from Syspeace shows brute-force attacks per server have climbed up by 29 percent. At the same time, there was no change in the amount of automated hacking attempts in the whole world.

The amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace increased noticeably in the course of the last fortnight in Switzerland as 760 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were logged by Syspeace. Simply put, the brute-force attacks increased noticeably by 29 percent. The sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Switzerland was 1,700. It is the highest number of automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace for a single 14-day period in the country’s measured history of hackers trying to gain access to servers.

With similar changes, automated hacking attempts in Hong Kong and Netherlands have risen. With 99 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the previous 14 days, Hong Kong has recorded a climb of 32 percent in comparison with the last fortnight. In Netherlands, the sum total has climbed up by 28 percent to 930 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

All around the world, automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have been unchanged, but, as said, Switzerland has escalating difficulties. Up until today, this year there have been 2,200 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The brute-force attacks have grown by 9.8 percent on a year-to-year comparison. Simply put, Syspeace blocked 2,000,000 automated hacking attempts in the world.

The evidence originates from Windows servers secured by Syspeace globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for enterprises to fight brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for businesses, 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 automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to ultimately get them right. The attacker systematically inspects all possible passwords and passphrases to find the right one.

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