If your business runs a Windows Server with Remote Desktop exposed to the internet, it’s getting attacked right now. Not hypothetically. Right now.
Automated scanners run 24/7, cycling through username and password combinations against every RDP port they can find. They don’t get tired. They don’t take weekends off. Given enough time, brute force works.
Why Not Just Use a VPN?
In a perfect world, every Remote Desktop connection would go through a VPN. No direct internet exposure, no brute-force risk.
But we work with small businesses, and some of them need direct RDP access. Maybe the VPN adds too much friction for a three-person office. Maybe a vendor needs remote access to a line-of-business application and won’t install your VPN client. Maybe the server predates the VPN and migrating isn’t in this quarter’s budget.
We’d rather protect the setup you actually have than lecture you about the setup you should have.
What RdpGuard Does
RdpGuard monitors every login attempt on your server. When a single IP address hits a set number of failed attempts, it gets blocked. Permanently.
That’s it. No complex configuration. No cloud dependency. It sits on the server, watches the logs, and locks out attackers before they can cycle through enough passwords to get lucky.
It also covers more than just RDP. It watches for brute-force attempts against FTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, MySQL, MS-SQL, VoIP/SIP, and IIS web logins. Think of it as Fail2Ban for Windows.
How We Deploy It
We install RdpGuard on every client server where Remote Desktop is exposed to the internet. It’s part of our standard security approach. Not an add-on, not an upsell. If the exposure exists, the protection goes on.
We configure the lockout thresholds, monitor the block lists, and review the logs as part of our normal security operations. You don’t have to think about it.
The Bigger Picture
RdpGuard is one layer. It handles brute-force attacks against exposed services. But it works alongside everything else: endpoint protection, 24/7 SOC monitoring, MFA, and hourly backups. No single tool is the answer. Layers are the answer.
If you’re running an internet-facing Windows Server without something like RdpGuard on it, you’re relying on password strength alone to keep attackers out. That’s a bet you’ll lose eventually.
Not sure what’s exposed on your network? Start a conversation — we’ll take a look. No pitch, no pressure.