Remote Desktop is a software in Windows that allows you to connect to a computer that is not close by. When you try to connect to a remote computer by using Remote ...

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, have issued a security alert regarding attacks being conducted through the Windows ...

Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 (KB5083769) introduces new Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) security dialogs to counter phishing attacks exploiting .rdp files. The changes ...

Accessing your servers’ or workstations’ desktops remotely is a great way to manage them. It’s also a huge target for hackers. For example, if hackers can gain access to the administrator login to ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing newly introduced Windows security warnings to display incorrectly when opening Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. Microsoft has confirmed a new issue causing newly ...

Most Windows versions are at risk of remote, unprivileged attackers abusing RDP from the inside to hijack smart cards and get unauthorized file system access. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) pipes have ...

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 ...

When a user closes their Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client window without logging off, their session becomes Disconnected. This lets them pick up where they left off later. However, these inactive ...

No list of free remote connection tools would be completewithout Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection. Built into everyversion of Windows starting with Windows XP, Remote Desktopprovides excellent ...

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 ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the globe, many of us, myself included, turned to working full-time from home. Many of ESET’s employees were already accustomed to working remotely part of the ...