Windows Remote Desktop Monitoring and Recording Software
Monitor insider activity. Detect anomalies. Respond to incidents.
Syteca meets all your monitoring and auditing needs for Windows desktop and Windows Server oversight by recording both local and RDP user sessions on all endpoints.
With the massive shift toward flexible workplaces, remote connections have become one of the most common attack vectors. The growing number of ways to exploit remote access protocols externally and from inside your organization underscores the need for complete visibility of all user activity on remote endpoints.
RDP session recording allows you to see how users work with sensitive data and detect signs of compromised remote connections. You can do all that with a single powerful platform — Syteca.
Why choose Syteca’s remote desktop monitoring software & RDP session recording
Reduce the risk of insider threats with non-stop monitoring and real-time alerts on specific user actions.
Prevent unauthorized access, ensure users adhere to cybersecurity policies, and configure automated responses to abnormal user activity.
Promote productivity by consistently monitoring remote desktop sessions and detect inefficient employee workflows with informative reports and dashboards.
Meet regulatory requirements by providing a detailed audit trail of user activities within your network and generating comprehensive reports.
Automate session recording and reporting, reducing the need for manual oversight and streamlining both internal and external audits.
Manage distributed workforce access and monitor remote employees effectively for a scalable work environment.
Windows RDP session recording and monitoring
Windows remote desktop protocol (RDP) monitoring includes:
- Recording of all RDP sessions, including screen video recordings indexed with multilayer metadata
- Recording of other graphical sessions, regardless of the protocol or application: LogMeIn, Radmin, etc.
While its main use case is monitoring remote desktop activity, Syteca’s Windows session monitoring functionality also provides indexed video for local sessions on Windows servers.
All recorded sessions include searchable metadata with user activity details, as well as all typed keystrokes and information about connected devices.
Remote desktop user activity monitoring allows you to:
- Get instant notifications whenever an RDP connection is established
- Monitor all remote connections
- Record Windows terminal sessions
- Configure alert notifications
- Monitor server and endpoint activity in real time
- Export sessions in encrypted formats
- Define report parameters
Additional incident response tools include Windows Server user blocking, user warning with mandatory action acknowledgment, process termination, and USB device blocking.
Syteca’s Windows user activity monitoring software is protected from any attempts to stop the service, block its work, or uninstall the agent.
Syteca’s employee monitoring software continuously captures Windows desktop and Windows Server activity. Even if the connection to the Syteca managing server is temporarily lost, the endpoint client continues to record RDP sessions and local sessions, storing remote Windows desktop monitoring results locally and uploading them to the server when the connection is re-established.
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Windows Server monitoring and auditing
Servers are critical endpoints in any corporate infrastructure, and recording terminal sessions on them is always on the security agenda.
Syteca’s Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) monitoring software is a powerful yet cost-effective tool for user recording and auditing on Windows Server. Indexed video and audio recordings of each user session allow you to track employees’ interactions with sensitive files and critical applications, new device connections, changes in configurations, creation of new users, profile updates, and so on.
Syteca provides a range of terminal server monitoring clients to meet the monitoring needs of different types of endpoints — from infrastructure terminal server auditing to recording an unlimited number of sessions on a terminal server to recording all RDP sessions on jump boxes. See the Syteca Licensing Scheme for more details on available packages.
Besides Microsoft RDS monitoring, Syteca agents offer access and identity management, from multi-factor authentication and one-time passwords to fully functional privileged access and session management.
Windows Workstation monitoring software
When installed on a Windows PC, Syteca tracks all user activity in RDP and local sessions. Syteca’s remote monitoring software for Windows provides records in an indexed, easy-to-analyze, and searchable video and audio format. Windows remote desktop session recordings also include accompanying metadata: the names of open applications and windows, visited URLs, connected USB devices, etc.
Syteca remote computer monitoring software will record any RDP session, Telnet, console, or remote PC management session as a video and audio stream, together with all typed keystrokes and other metadata.
Amazon WorkSpace monitoring
Syteca can monitor all remote activity of your users on cloud desktops provided by Amazon WorkSpaces. Syteca records employees’ remote sessions and controls RDP user activity sessions on Windows 7 and Windows 10 cloud desktops in real time. These cloud desktops are powered by Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2016, respectively, so you can also monitor any activity on the servers themselves.
Screenshots of Syteca Windows RDP session recording software
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FAQ
Keeping an eye on remote connections is vital to enhancing your organization’s overall security. By monitoring and recording Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions, you can detect malicious actions and prevent the misuse of RDP. You can also respond to and collect evidence of cybersecurity incidents, which is very helpful during incident investigations.
Syteca is a cybersecurity platform that provides robust solutions for efficient RDP session monitoring and recording. With our software, you can enhance your organization’s cybersecurity, quickly detect and respond to suspicious activity, and efficiently investigate security incidents.
There are some basic security tips that allow organizations to secure remote connections to their infrastructure:
- Ensure the use of strong passwords on accounts with access to remote desktops
- Use two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Use access management solutions to restrict users’ access to critical assets
- Regularly update your software
- Monitor and record RDP sessions
Syteca offers all necessary tools to implement these and even more security measures for securing remote connections to your organization’s infrastructure. It enables you to keep track of users connected to your infrastructure through RDP to make sure they pose no danger to your organization.
For efficient remote desktop monitoring, it’s best to deploy a dedicated solution. Syteca allows for continuous monitoring of RDP sessions and recording of sessions in a screen capture recording format along with rich metadata.
Choosing an effective remote desktop monitoring software solution depends on your organization’s specific needs. Consider factors such as the range of capabilities for UAM, alerting, and automated incident response.
Another important factor is scalability. Remote desktop monitoring solutions like Syteca are designed to support remote, hybrid, and large-scale enterprise environments without compromising performance. Capabilities such as offline session recording and tamper protection are also a plus.
The Syteca cybersecurity platform supports:
- Windows
- Linux/Unix
- macOS
Syteca supports a variety of platforms as well, including:
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Citrix
- VMware Horizon
- MS Azure Windows Virtual Desktop
- Amazon WorkSpaces & AppStream 2.0
- X Windows
- X11 Forwarding
- Wayland
Recording an RDP session requires deploying dedicated remote screen monitoring software. Look for monitoring tools for Windows that enable automatic session recording alongside real-time monitoring capabilities. The software must also be able to record remote connections via RDP and SSH.
Remote desktop monitoring software like Syteca also enables you to generate comprehensive reports on remote user activity and export user sessions for forensic investigation if needed.
Syteca combines RDP session recording with the protection of users’ personally identifiable information (PII). Syteca’s pseudonymization feature can replace users’ PII with random aliases in monitoring data and activity reports. Thus, if anyone gains unauthorized access to session recordings, they won’t be able to identify your organization’s users.
The legality of monitoring RDP sessions depends on the laws and regulations in the country or region where your organization operates. Therefore, before monitoring and recording RDP sessions, make sure to check the applicable laws, standards, and regulations to find out what is permitted in your industry and location.
Syteca is an easy-to-deploy yet powerful cybersecurity platform with robust remote desktop monitoring capabilities. It helps you monitor RDP sessions while respecting users’ personal lives and adhering to digital privacy laws.
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