WPAD protocol is a mechanism used by web clients to locate a browser configuration file ( WPAD.dat ) to obtain nearby proxy server details.
Many technologies are leveraged to achieve business objectives and values to customer, but it comes with a price of security risk associated with them. Managing those risk would be an superficial act wasting time and money unless we understand how they are configured, maintained and operated, and then understanding the terms, definitions and concept associated with those technologies becomes paramount, Then you know how to control these risk effectively and efficiently