Proxy auto-configuration files are JavaScript files that automatically set a browser's proxy settings based on a server administrator's needs. Businesses may use PAC files to redirect traffic to ...

I need to use a juniper VPN tunnel to access certain applications. When that tunnel is active, I need to have IE point to a pac file behind the VPN. That is all fine and dandy. Until of course, I ...

Any URL is basically an IP address that you can remember easily. In other words, every working URL on the Internet is actually an IP address. The concept of IP addresses goes beyond URLs and extends ...

Sniffing HTTPS URLs with malicious PAC files gets easier with a new technique that exploits flaws in the Web Proxy AutoDiscovery protocol. LAS VEGAS — Researchers have found flaws in the Web Proxy ...

A security hole allows attackers to crash Android phones and force them to soft-reboot. Discovered by Nightwatch Cybersecurity software engineer Yakov Shafranovich, the bug hinges on what are known as ...

Malware authors have developed a new, and frighteningly effective, tactic that uses a feature built into all of the modern browsers to redirect users to malicious sites without their knowledge or ...

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD), enabled by default on Windows and supported by other operating systems, can expose computer users’ online accounts, web searches, and other private data, ...

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD), enabled by default on Windows and supported by other operating systems, can expose computer users’ online accounts, web searches, and other private data, ...