Steep Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts in New York
Automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in New York have shot up in the previous 14-day period. The automated hacking attempts have grown by 79 percent throughout the past two weeks, according to information from Windows servers secured by Syspeace. In contrast, there was a slight decline of 8.7 percent in the whole USA.
In New York, the sum total of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace shot up during the 14 days prior as 1,000 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were logged by Syspeace. That is to say, the brute-force attacks surged by 79 percent. That means 16,000 total the amount of automated hacking attempts in the New York through the past two weeks were blocked by Syspeace.
Oregon and Colorado have – for the sake of comparison – been under increased attacks. With 290 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the previous 14 days, Oregon has witnessed a surge of 85 percent compared to the previous 14 days. In Colorado, the number has grown by 42 percent to 1,900 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.
New York is under increasing attacks, but at the same time the attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have decreased all around the USA. There have been 8.7 percent less brute-force attacks in the USA on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers through the last fortnight compared to the previous 14-day period. Up until today, this year there have been 1,100 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. The automated hacking attempts have decreased by 43 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That is to say, the amount of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in the USA was 430,000.
The evidence comes from Syspeace, a service provider that fights automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for companies, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed statistics on brute-force attacks 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 automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to eventually get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically checked to find the right one.
To keep problems out and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that protects enterprises from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.