Noticeable Increase of Automated Hacking Attempts in Utah Logged

In Utah, the amount of automated hacking attempts on Windows servers went up slightly in the last fortnight in comparison with the previous 14 days. According to evidence from Syspeace-secured Windows Servers, there was a rise of 7.4 percent in brute-force attacks per server. In contrast, there was a slight fall of 4 percent in the whole USA.

The number of attacks on Windows servers secured by Syspeace went up slightly in the past two weeks in Utah as 990 brute-force attacks per Windows servers were recorded by Syspeace. That means the brute-force attacks increased slightly by 7.4 percent. That means 990 total the sum total of automated hacking attempts in the Utah in the past two weeks were blocked by Syspeace.

For a comparison, brute-force attacks in Virginia and California have gone up. With 240 blocked automated hacking attempts per Syspeace-secured server the two weeks prior, Virginia has seen an increase of 12 percent in comparison with the past two weeks. In California, the number has shot up by 3.1 percent to 1,200 brute-force attacks per Windows server secured by Syspeace.

Utah is under increasing attacks, but at the same time the attacks on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers have decreased all around the USA. There have been 4 percent less automated hacking attempts in the USA on Syspeace-secured Windows Servers in the last fortnight compared to the previous 14-day period. Up until today, this year there have been 940 brute-force attacks per Syspeace-secured Windows Server in the USA. The automated hacking attempts have diminished by 54 percent on a year-to-year comparison. That means the number of automated hacking attempts in the USA that were blocked by Syspeace was 360,000.

The evidence is collected by Syspeace, a service provider that fights brute-force attacks. Syspeace wants to make the digital world safer for companies, one server at a time. Having collected and analyzed data on automated hacking attempts since 2012, Syspeace is a global pioneer on the topic. The company believes that cyber security management doesn’t have to be complicated and expensive.

During the automated hacking attempt, an attacker submits many passwords or passphrases, hoping to finally get them right. Each and every possible password and passphrase is systematically inspected to find the correct one.

To keep systems secure and block brute-force attacks, Syspeace provides software that protects businesses from IT theft, combined with outstanding customer support.