87% of enterprise servers accept inbound RDP or SSH connections from broad internal sources, giving attackers wide access pathways once inside the network.

Initial access brokers on cybercriminal forums are increasingly offering: corporate credentials (20%), RDP access (19%), admin panels (13%), web shells (12%).

Remote access tools like VPNs and RDP were correlated with 80% of ransomware attacks in 2024, up from 63% the year prior.