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# Abnormal RDP connections to multiple hosts

### Synopsis

| Field                | Value                                                  |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Activation Period    | 14 Days                                                |
| Training Period      | 30 Days                                                |
| Test Period          | 5 Hours                                                |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day                                                  |
| Required Data        | XDR Agent                                              |
| Detector Tags        | NDR Lateral Movement Analytics, Enhanced RDP Analytics |
| ATT\&CK Tactic       | Lateral Movement (TA0008)                              |
| ATT\&CK Technique    | Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001)   |
| Severity             | Informational                                          |

### Description

The endpoint attempted to initiate rare RDP connections to multiple hosts.

### Attacker's Goals

* Attackers may attempt to move laterally across the network by using compromised accounts or machines to connect to remote hosts via the RDP protocol.

### Investigative actions

* Inspect the legitimacy of the user initiating the RDP connections.
* Verify that this activity is not part of routine IT operations.

### Variations

<details>

<summary>Abnormal RDP connections to multiple hosts</summary>

**Synopsis**

| Field             | Value                                                |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic    | Lateral Movement (TA0008)                            |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001) |
| Severity          | Low                                                  |

**Description**

The endpoint attempted to initiate rare RDP connections to multiple hosts.

**Attacker's Goals**

* Attackers may attempt to move laterally across the network by using compromised accounts or machines to connect to remote hosts via the RDP protocol.

**Investigative actions**

* Inspect the legitimacy of the user initiating the RDP connections.
* Verify that this activity is not part of routine IT operations.

</details>


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