Protect Windows Server from the attacks that hit it most.
Remote Desktop logins, missing updates and ransomware are how most Windows servers get taken over. BurstLayer watches for all three and stops them early.
Remote Desktop is the first door attackers try.
Remote Desktop, the tool you use to log in to a Windows server from far away, is open to the whole internet on many servers. Attackers guess passwords on it around the clock. Once inside, they often install ransomware, software that locks your files until you pay.
What attacks Windows servers
Each of these is common, well known to attackers and fixable. BurstLayer watches for all of them at once.
Remote Desktop password guessing
We block repeated failed logins and can hide Remote Desktop from everyone except your team.
Ransomware
We watch for programs that suddenly rename or scramble many files, and stop them before they spread.
Missing Windows updates
We track which security updates each server lacks and install them in a window you choose.
Stolen admin accounts
Logins at strange hours or from new countries are flagged, and the session can be ended straight away.
Attacks on Active Directory
Active Directory holds your users and passwords. We alert you to changes in admin groups and suspicious password activity.
Weak websites on IIS
Sites hosted on the server can be a way in. We check the traffic to them and block known attack patterns.
Watch the knocking stop.
This chart shows failed Remote Desktop logins on one server over a day. Once BurstLayer is on, the attempts are blocked before they reach Windows.
- Attempts blocked before they reach the server
- Where each wave of attempts comes from
- A message when a real account is targeted
- Cloud server, Amsterdam4,212 triesBlocked
- Home internet, unknown country1,880 triesBlocked
- Your office, Zurich6 triesAllowed
How BurstLayer protects Windows Server
A small Windows service reports to BurstLayer. It works next to Microsoft Defender or the antivirus you already use.
Hides Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop stays open for your team's addresses or a one-time link, and closed to everyone else.
Stops ransomware early
Programs that start scrambling files in bulk are stopped and the affected files are listed for you.
Installs Windows updates
Security updates go in during your maintenance window, and a server that fails to start again is reported at once.
Watches admin accounts
New administrators, odd login times and logins from new places are flagged in plain words.
Guards Active Directory
Changes to groups, password resets and unusual sign-ins across your domain are tracked.
Protects sites on IIS
Traffic to websites hosted on the server is checked by Network Overwatch before it arrives.
Connect a Windows server with one line.
Open PowerShell as an administrator on Windows Server 2016 or newer and run this command.
> iwr https://get.burstlayer.com/windows -UseBasicParsing | iexFound Windows Server 2022 Datacenter on FILES-02Installing the BurstLayer service✓ Linked to your workspace✓ 3 security updates missing. Remote Desktop is open to the internet.
The installer is signed by BurstLayer, and you can remove it like any other Windows program.
- 01
Run the installer
It adds a small Windows service and starts in watch-only mode.
- 02
See your risks
Missing updates, open Remote Desktop and weak account settings appear in your dashboard.
- 03
Approve the fixes
Choose what BurstLayer may change, and when it may do it.
The products behind it
Each one works on its own. Together they cover Windows Server, from the network edge to the last line of code.
Questions, answered.
Which versions of Windows Server are supported?+
Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025. Older servers can be watched, but we recommend planning an upgrade because they no longer get security fixes.
Do I still need an antivirus?+
Yes. Keep Microsoft Defender or your current antivirus. BurstLayer adds what an antivirus does not do, like hiding Remote Desktop and stopping attacks before they reach the server.
Can you hide Remote Desktop without locking me out?+
Yes. Remote Desktop stays reachable from your team's addresses or through a one-time link, and closes for everyone else.
Will updates restart my server at a bad time?+
Only inside the maintenance window you set. You can also require an approval before every restart.
Close the Remote Desktop door today.
Free for your first project. One line of PowerShell and you will see who has been trying to get in.