Security News > 2020 > June > How to protect your remote desktop environment from brute force attacks
A report published on Monday by ESET discusses how attackers take advantage of RDP and what organizations can do to combat them.
Though Remote Desktop Protocol can be enough of a security risk on its own, organizations often compound the vulnerabilities by failing to properly secure RDP accounts and services.
Those flaws open the door for brute force attacks in which cybercriminals use automated tools to obtain the account password.
"RDP has been a popular attack vector for many years now, but this has increased even more ever since IT teams had to accommodate a remote workforce due to COVID-19," said Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate for KnowBe4.
How can organizations better guard against RDP compromises through brute force attacks? One key effort starts with the password itself.