Opera Buys Canadian VPN Service Provider Surf Easy

The Norwegian browser developer Opera has this week the Canadian VPN service provider Surf Easy acquired , allowing users to easily soon be able to go to protect their privacy, according to both companies. By using a VPN, it is possible to run an encrypted tunnel through the Internet to another computer, for example, in another country.

In this way, among other censored websites are visited and services are used that are not available in their own country. In addition, a VPN ensures that the network traffic is encrypted. Therefore, experts often recommend to use a VPN to open Wi-Fi networks. Through the cooperation both companies hope will soon be able to go to applications offer so users can take back control of their online privacy and freedom.

Cisco Warns Of Attacks On The ASA VPN Software

Cisco warns organizations for attacks on the ASA software allowing attackers credentials can get their hands on for VPN connections or malware can spread. The vulnerability is in the Clientless SSL VPN software. The software provides ASA-administrators the ability to customize the appearance of the Client SSL VPN portal.

A vulnerability in the "customization framework" which the adjustments are made allow a remote attacker without login details the contents of the Clientless SSL VPN portal adjust. This makes it possible to steal login details, cross-site scripting (XSS) and other web attacks to perform and distribute malware instance. Once a VPN portal is compromised adaptations of the persistent attacker.

Restarting the server or changing the ASA Software custom objects will does not remove. The leak was unveiled late last year and patched. Yet who now find attacks rather abuse the vulnerability. In addition, on the Internet also exploit code appeared. Cisco has in the warning information also given how compromised VPN portal can be recognized.