Your greatest work from home lifeline is also your newest attack vector

2020-06-12 05:00

While virtual desktops that use RDP represent a lifeline to the office, they also present a new attack vector.

Below are some of the most prevalent malicious RDP activities and the associated risks that IT teams should be aware of when enabling RDP access.

Using tools like Ncrack or Hydra, an attacker can implement a brute force attack on RDP accounts to discover weak passwords or valid login credentials.

One of the most famous examples of RDP exploits is that of BlueKeep, a well-known vulnerability in Microsoft's RDP implementation.

The reality is that RDP is a convenient attack vector, particularly now that more employees use VPNs and virtual desktops to access corporate resources.

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