Port scan attacks: Protecting your business from RDP attacks and Mirai botnets

Compromised IP addresses and domains—otherwise legitimate sites that are exploited by hackers without the owner's knowledge—are frequently utilized to conduct port scanning attacks.

Port scanning involves systematically scanning a computer network for open ports, which can then be exploited by threat actors to gain unauthorized access or gather information about the system's vulnerabilities.

In this article, we will explain the two biggest threats utilizing port scanning attacks, RDP attacks and Mirai botnets, and how businesses can protect themselves using Malwarebytes …

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