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I use remote desktop from anywhere, but only after making these security changes

RDP is really useful, but the default setup has no place on the public-facing internet.

Microsoft adds new safety rails to save you from remote desktop attacks

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Bleeping Computer

ExpressVPN bug leaked user IPs in Remote Desktop sessions

ExpressVPN has fixed a flaw in its Windows client that caused Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) traffic to bypass the virtual private network (VPN) tunnel, exposing the users' real IP addresses. One of ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

New Report Highlights Common Passwords in RDP Attacks

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, ...
PC World

Windows 11 Remote Desktop issues? You aren’t alone. Here’s what you can do

Windows 11 users have been grumbling about Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) problems ever since the big 24H2 update released back in October 2024. Over the past months, you may have struggled to ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: New Remote Desktop warnings may display incorrectly

Microsoft has confirmed a new issue causing newly introduced Windows security warnings to display incorrectly when opening Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. As Microsoft explains in updates to the original ...
TechSpot

Windows Remote Desktop Protocol contains a login backdoor Microsoft refuses to fix

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 ...