A new report from cybersecurity experts at Specops has revealed the most common passwords used in attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports. The research, which analyzed live attack data, ...

I was just curious about using RDP as a secure means of accessing a server from a remote location through the internet. The server is behind a firewall which only allows connections on the RDP port.

Stolen or weak remote desktop credentials are routinely used to infect point-of-sale systems with malware, but recently they’ve also become a common distribution method for file-encrypting ransomware.

With a little searching, along with $10, anyone searching the dark web earlier this year could buy access to the security and building automation systems for a major international airport. Those ...