Microsoft this week released a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.1 update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. The update allows Windows 7 clients access to some new Remote Desktop Connection features ...

WTF?! The proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft to facilitate remote connections to Windows machines contains an outstanding security flaw. However, Microsoft has stated that it has no plans to ...

A newly discovered botnet has been discovered attacking Windows systems running Remote Desktop Protocol connections in what could be one of the largest attacks of its type this year. Dubbed GoldBrute, ...

A newly found vulnerability allows remote exploits using the Remote Desktop Protocol to gain full access to systems with no authentication. Microsoft has fixed a critical vulnerability in some ...

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) basically helps us to connect two systems at a distant location. We’ve already seen how to enable, disable the Remote Desktop connection using the RDP protocol. However, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Remote Desktop Connection app that’s built into Windows is sticking around, though. The Remote Desktop Connection app that’s built into Windows is sticking around, though. is a senior editor and ...