Slight Increase of Brute-Force Attacks in Colombia Registered

In the course of the last fortnight, Colombia has witnessed how the sum total of brute-force attacks has increased slightly. According to statistics from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was a growth of 6.9 percent in brute-force attacks per server. However, there was a slight drop of 9.6 percent in the whole world.

Syspeace recorded 950 brute-force attacks per Windows servers in Colombia throughout the past two weeks. In other words, the automated hacking attempts grew by 6.9 percent. Syspeace blocked 9,400 automated hacking attempts in Colombia.

There has been, for a comparison, a surge of the number of brute-force attacks in Ireland and Sweden. With 410 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the previous 14 days, Ireland has recorded a surge of 7.3 percent compared to the two weeks prior. In Sweden, the amount has grown by 4.8 percent to 380 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

All around the world, brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight decrease, but Colombia sees the opposite. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have diminished by 9.6 percent in the world during the past two weeks. By now, this year there have been 760 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server in the world. Compared to the same period last year, the sum total of automated hacking attempts has diminished by 32 percent. Simply put, Syspeace blocked 520,000 automated hacking attempts in the world.

The data comes from Windows servers secured by Syspeace 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 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 inspected to find the correct one.

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