A botnet is currently scanning the internet in search of poorly protected Windows machines with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection enabled. Called GoldBrute, of the malware compiled a list of ...

There's been a big increase in cyberattacks targeting Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as criminals look to exploit the rise in working from home as a result of the coronavirus and ...

There's been a huge increase in cyber criminals attempting to perform attacks by exploiting remote login credentials over the last year, as many employees continue to work from home. Working from home ...

Matt Dunn, associate managing director in Kroll’s Cyber Risk practice, discusses options for securing RDP, which differ significantly in terms of effectiveness. Kroll’s Paul Drapeau, Jeff Macko and ...

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is an easy-to-find and popular target for remote attackers, according to a recent study conducted by Sophos. Researchers at the Oxford, U.K.-based IT security solutions ...

Remote desktop protocol (RDP) attacks increase by 768% between Q1 and Q4 last year, fuelled by the shift to remote working, according to ESET’s Q4 2020 Threat Report. However, a slower rate of growth ...

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) became a hot target for cybercrime as businesses shifted to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, the trend shows no sign of slowing. RDP, Microsoft's ...

In the past year, cybercriminals behind two of the biggest ransomware attacks have abandoned other techniques in favor of exploiting remote desktop protocol. Matt Boddy of Sophos explains why RDP ...

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is an incredibly useful feature used by likely millions of people every day. Considering it is free and preinstalled from Microsoft, it beats out most other ...