9.5 Percent Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts in Norway
Automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Norway have increased through the last fortnight. According to data from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was an escalation of 9.5 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. There was a noticeable growth of 22 percent in the whole world.
The amount of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace grew in the two weeks prior in Norway as 160 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were logged by Syspeace. That is to say, the automated hacking attempts went up slightly by 9.5 percent. That means 1,200 total the sum total of automated hacking attempts in the Norway during the previous 14-day period were blocked by Syspeace.
For the purpose of comparison, there has been a rise of the amount of automated hacking attempts in Netherlands and Romania. With 78 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server the 14 days prior, Netherlands has seen an escalation of 25 percent in comparison with the last fortnight. In Romania, the number has shot up by 5.9 percent to 930 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.
The attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a big increase all around the world. Simply put, Norway is not alone with the problem. In the last weeks there have been 22 percent more brute-force attacks than in the two weeks prior in the world. Up until today, this year there have been 950 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The brute-force attacks have risen by 32 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That is to say, the amount of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the world was 710,000.
The evidence is provided by Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for firms to fight automated hacking attempts. 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 different passwords and passphrases in the system, hoping to finally get them right. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases to find the right one.
To avoid problems and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that protects businesses from IT theft, combined with excellent customer support.