Is Remote Desktop Secure?

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Brent

My simple questions is this:

Is the Remote Desktop Connection secure?

Are other people able to access the information that is
changed/updated on the remote computer and/or the client
computer?

How can I make sure that my RDC is secure?

Any help, advice, and information is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Brent
 
Best way to keep Remote Desktop secure is to keep your computer
secure... (i.e., use strong passwords and change them often, keep
your computer up-to-date with security bulletins and patches, limit
the exposure of the machine on the internet (i.e., don't install IIS
and the web client unless you absolutely need it - even then, question
this need some more), etc.)

Take a look at http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/basics.asp for
more information.

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Thanks for the tip Jeff!
-----Original Message-----
Best way to keep Remote Desktop secure is to keep your computer
secure... (i.e., use strong passwords and change them often, keep
your computer up-to-date with security bulletins and patches, limit
the exposure of the machine on the internet (i.e., don't install IIS
and the web client unless you absolutely need it - even then, question
this need some more), etc.)

Take a look at
Click to expand...
http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/basics.asp for
 
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