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I have someone in our office who wants to start using Remote Desktop while he is out of town on business. &nbsp;I am the network admin but don't really know a lot about the secrity issues that could arise. &nbsp;Given that he is the boss, I want to advise and do the right thing. &nbsp;Is it a secure method to work away from the office?
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I have someone in our office who wants to start using Remote Desktop while he is out of town on business.  I am the network admin but don't really know a lot about the secrity issues that could arise.  Given that he is the boss, I want to advise and do the right thing.  Is it a secure method to work away from the office?

Concerns over using remote desktop

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.