Kaspersky reports that brute force attacks against RDP servers are on the rise. But they don't work unless you have done a poor job securing your server.

Remote desktop protocol (RDP) compromise has reached record levels in ransomware attacks, according to new data from Sophos. The UK-based security vendor analyzed 150 of its incident response cases ...

However, unfortunately, it's not enabled by default, allowing attackers to brute force their way into Windows systems with exposed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.