Slight Growth of Automated Hacking Attempts in Arkansas Witnessed

Through the past two weeks, Arkansas has recorded how the number of automated hacking attempts has increased slightly. The brute-force attacks have shot up by 12 percent through the past two weeks, according to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers. In contrast, there was no change in the number of brute-force attacks in the whole USA.

The amount of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers grew slightly through the 14 days prior in Arkansas as 4,200 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were logged by Syspeace. That is to say, the brute-force attacks went up slightly by 12 percent. Syspeace blocked 4,200 automated hacking attempts in Arkansas.

For the purpose of comparison, there has been a growth of the number of brute-force attacks in Alabama and Rhode Island. With 730 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the last fortnight, Alabama has recorded an increase of 13 percent in comparison with the previous 14-day period. In Rhode Island, the amount has gone up by 10 percent to 87 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

Up until now, this year there have been 950 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. Compared to the same period last year, the amount of automated hacking attempts has dropped by 67 percent. That means the number of brute-force attacks in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 400,000.

The information is released from 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 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 automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to eventually get them right. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases to find the right one.

To keep systems secure and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace provides software that protects businesses from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.