Use microsoft remote desktop connection over internet windows#
Shodan, a search engine designed to scan for devices with certain ports or protocols exposed to the internet, has found over 4 million RDP ports exposed, and at least 14,000 Windows RDP servers that are reachable from the internet.
Threat actors looking for RDP servers to exploit also have no trouble doing so. A report published by Kroll in October identified that 47 percent of ransomware attacks were preceded by RDP compromise. Between Q1 and Q4 2020, attacks against RDP surged by 768 percent. The typical targets of these attacks tend to be small businesses because they often lack the resources needed to protect against and respond to these threats.Ĭybercriminals have taken notice of the increased adoption of RDP and are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities that accompany these exposed servers. Without proper security protocols in place, organizations face several potential risks, including the increased risk of cyberattacks.
RDP itself is not a secure setup and therefore requires additional security measures to keep workstations and servers protected. Most of the problems with setting up Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for remote work involves making RDP accessible via the public internet. Kroll’s Paul Drapeau, Jeff Macko and Isaiah Jensen also contributed to this report.
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