Researchers have discovered at least 9,000 exposed VNC (virtual network computing) endpoints that can be accessed and used without authentication, allowing threat actors easy access to internal ...

Attackers target remote desktop software platforms for the same reason that makes these platforms useful for distance learning: They grant almost total access to a target computer from anywhere in the ...

Microsoft Corp. today added two sets of virtual machines to its Azure public cloud that are designed to facilitate confidential computing, an increasingly popular approach to improving the security of ...

Loosely organized pro-Russia hacktivist groups have been observed exploiting exposed virtual network computing connections to breach operational technology systems across multiple sectors. According ...

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Security researchers have warned that countless global organizations might be at risk of remote compromise after discovering more than 8000 exposed Virtual Network Computing (VNC) instances. A team at ...

Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside of the encrypted tunnel designed to protect ...

I need to support Apple Remote Desktop and Virtual Network Computing connections on an Apple XServe running OS X, but both services listen on the same network port. I also want to tunnel the VNC ...

When cybersecurity measures fail, the results can be devastating and costly. In the past year, network security failures have led to downed websites, delayed flights, unavailable video games, and much ...