Noticeable Growth of Automated Hacking Attempts in Finland Registered

Brute-force attacks on Windows servers in Finland have increased slightly throughout the past two weeks. According to evidence from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a rise of 6.7 percent in brute-force attacks per server. There was a slight escalation of 16 percent in the whole world.

Syspeace recorded 400 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers in Finland through the last fortnight. That means the brute-force attacks increased by 6.7 percent. That means 400 total the amount of automated hacking attempts in the Finland in the last fortnight were blocked by Syspeace. It is the 7th highest number of automated hacking attempts per Windows server secured by Syspeace for a single 14-day period in the country\’s measured history of hackers trying to gain access to servers.

For a comparison, brute-force attacks in Hungary and Norway have climbed up. With 310 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the 14 days prior, Hungary has witnessed a climb of 12 percent in comparison with the previous 14 days. In Norway, the sum total has grown by 4.2 percent to 170 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server.

All around the world, automated hacking attempts on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a slight growth, so Finland is not alone with the problem. The brute-force attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have increased by 16 percent in the world in the previous 14-day period. So far, this year there have been 720 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the world. The automated hacking attempts have grown by 40 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the amount of automated hacking attempts in the world that were blocked by Syspeace was 540,000.

The data comes from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for enterprises 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 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 systems secure and block automated hacking attempts, Syspeace provides software that safeguards companies from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.