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RDP Connections Originating from Outside the Organization

  • Published on Sep 11, 2026
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Note that RDP logs sometimes record the host name and not the IP, even for RDP connections that originate from outside the environment. Ensure that you look for suspicious host names too (user-pc, workstation, etc.).

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