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Remote Desktop Security Risks

Examines the security vulnerabilities associated with remote desktop protocols and services. Covers common attack vectors such as brute force attacks, credential stuffing, and exploitation of exposed RDP ports, along with mitigation strategies and secure remote access alternatives.

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Remote Desktop Security Risks

Remote Desktop Security Risks That Lead to Breaches

A Single Exposed RDP Port Cost One Hospital Everything In 2023, a regional hospital in Illinois discovered that attackers had been inside their network for over three weeks. The entry point? A single Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port left open to the internet. The threat actors used brute-forced credentials to

Carl B. Johnson Nov 08, 2020 6 min read
Remote Desktop Security Risks

Remote Desktop Security Risks: What Attackers See

In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center flagged Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as one of the top three initial access vectors for ransomware incidents. That wasn't a surprise to anyone who monitors Shodan — the search engine that indexes internet-facing devices. On any given day, you

Carl B. Johnson Sep 20, 2019 6 min read