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Remote desktop open to Internet. Is it a big risk

Can anyone give me some concrete evidence regarding how vulnerable it is to open up remote desktop to the Internet.

My customer is basically saying what the risk if there is a difficult username and password.

And although I know systems can be hacked, even the most skilled user cannot crack a difficult username and password. I would presume there is a minisquel risk?

I'm interested to know other peoples point of view?

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DVation191

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Sid_F

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Ok, Basically on a customer site they have there SBS server open for RDP access to allow a remote worker connect in and run a network application. Is this considered safe?

I feel this might be an extra load on the server but I'm not sure what type of load a remote user creates? on a machine

Do I have an argument or should I let things continue this way?

Another-Dan

My philosophy is not to have any 'management or admisitrative' protocols open to the internet, instead join the local network via vpn and then use the RDP. There are are quite a few automated hacking tools for remote desktop, but they are slow and rely on brute force, that being said how many users ever check there access logs??

Hope that helps

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Hanoh

No one can crack complex user name and password but...
everyone will know that your computer is there!!!
they can scan all your port !
they also know about some security risk that window have and try to harm your computer !
if you want to leave the remote desktop connection open make sure that all the ports AR close and you run a good fire wall