Analytics BIOC
Informational
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Uncommon RDP connection
RDP is used by attackers to laterally move to new hosts. Standard processes do not usually implement RDP on their own, and attackers might inject or tunnel using a non-standard process.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Lateral Movement (TA0008)
ATT&CK techniques: Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001)
Detector tags: Enhanced RDP Analytics
Attacker's goals:
Use an account that was possibly compromised to gain access to the network.
Investigative actions:
Validate if the process is a legitimate IT software. Verify if the process is known to be malicious. Look into actions done on the remote host.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Hour