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RMM Abuse Is Up 277%: Why Attackers Love Your Remote Access Tools

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RMM Abuse Is Up 277%: Why Attackers Love Your Remote Access Tools

Remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool abuse has increased 277 percent and now appears in nearly 40 percent of Huntress investigations. Attackers exploit the trust placed in these legitimate remote access tools to gain unauthorized system access. Organizations should review RMM permissions, audit access logs, and restrict these tools to essential users and approved networks.

Why it matters: IT teams and managed service providers rely on RMM tools daily; attackers use this trust as an entry point, making RMM security a critical control to audit and harden now.

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