Turkey Records a Big Increase in Automated Hacking Attempts

In the course of the two weeks prior, the sum total of automated hacking attempts in Turkey went up compared to the previous 14-day period. According to information from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a rise of 27 percent in automated hacking attempts per server. There was a great increase of 33 percent in the whole world.

The amount of attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers went up throughout the two weeks prior in Turkey as 340 automated hacking attempts per Windows servers were logged by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks increased greatly by 27 percent. The sum total of brute-force attacks blocked by Syspeace in Turkey was 420.

Poland and Denmark have – for comparison purposes – been under increased attacks. With 140 blocked brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace the two weeks prior, Poland has seen an escalation of 38 percent in comparison with the last fortnight. In Denmark, the amount has risen by 24 percent to 550 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured server.

All around the world, brute-force attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace have shown a big increase, so Turkey is not alone with the problem. During the last weeks there have been 33 percent more brute-force attacks than in the past two weeks in the world. So far, this year there have been 960 automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server in the world. The automated hacking attempts have climbed up by 43 percent on a year-to-year comparison. Simply put, the sum total of automated hacking attempts blocked by Syspeace in the world was 670,000.

The information originates from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers globally. Syspeace is an intrusion-prevention software that provides affordable and easy-to-use tools for businesses to fight automated hacking attempts. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for businesses, 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 ultimately get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the right one.

To keep trouble out and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace offers software that protects firms from IT theft, combined with exceptional customer support.