Connecticut Witnesses 48 Percent Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts

Automated hacking attempts on Windows servers in Connecticut have went up through the two weeks prior. According to data from Windows servers secured by Syspeace, there was an increase of 48 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. In the whole USA, there was a slight increase of 18 percent.

In Connecticut, the number of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers went up throughout the 14 days prior as 6,900 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were registered by Syspeace. That is to say, the automated hacking attempts increased noticeably by 48 percent. That means 23,000 total the number of brute-force attacks in the Connecticut in the 14 days prior were blocked by Syspeace.

For the sake of comparison, Maryland and Indiana have been under increased attacks. With 790 blocked brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server the two weeks prior, Maryland has witnessed an escalation of 48 percent compared to the previous 14 days. In Indiana, the number has risen by 39 percent to 380 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server.

All around the USA, automated hacking attempts on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have shown a slight growth, so Connecticut is not alone with the problem. There have been 18 percent more automated hacking attempts in the USA on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers in the through the 14 days prior compared to the previous 14-day period. Up until now, this year there have been 810 automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace in the USA. The automated hacking attempts have decreased by 48 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the amount of automated hacking attempts in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 330,000.

The statistics is released from Windows servers secured by Syspeace 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 enterprises, 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 brute-force attack, 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 shields firms from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.