Plus 250%: attacks on remote desktop protocols
Home office: attacks on remote desktop protocols in Germany increased by 252 percent. Kaspersky has recorded almost 200 million attacks on RDP in Germany. 1,7 million malicious files worldwide disguised as corporate communication apps. Since many people are working from home due to the Covid pandemic, they are increasingly using digital platforms and tools - for both professional and private purposes. This arouses the interest of cyber criminals, leads to the emergence of new threats and reinforces existing ones. Compared to the previous year, the experts at Kaspersky in Germany found an increase of 252 percent in brute force attacks on remote desktop protocols ...