Post by dave on Apr 7, 2013 5:26:19 GMT -5
Java: How to fix your biggest Internet security risk
Kim Komando, Special for USA TODAY4:30p.m. EST January 31, 2013
Internet browsers use Java for interactive Web content
Program is a major target for hackers
Update to the most recent version to avoid security risks
The weekly — sometimes daily — security scares that occur with the Java programming language are starting to remind me of the old whack-a-mole arcade game.
Researchers or hackers discover a major flaw in Java. Java's developer, Oracle, whacks it with a patch. Another mole pops up. Oracle whacks it with a patch.
Many experts say Oracle is losing this game, or isn't trying very hard to win. And computer users are paying the price.
When a vulnerable version of Java is active in a Web browser, visiting a compromised website is all it takes for crooks to sneak malware on to your computer. In most cases, you won't even know the site is compromised until it's too late.
Continue at:
www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2013/01/31/komando-java-security-alert/1871047/
Kim Komando, Special for USA TODAY4:30p.m. EST January 31, 2013
Internet browsers use Java for interactive Web content
Program is a major target for hackers
Update to the most recent version to avoid security risks
The weekly — sometimes daily — security scares that occur with the Java programming language are starting to remind me of the old whack-a-mole arcade game.
Researchers or hackers discover a major flaw in Java. Java's developer, Oracle, whacks it with a patch. Another mole pops up. Oracle whacks it with a patch.
Many experts say Oracle is losing this game, or isn't trying very hard to win. And computer users are paying the price.
When a vulnerable version of Java is active in a Web browser, visiting a compromised website is all it takes for crooks to sneak malware on to your computer. In most cases, you won't even know the site is compromised until it's too late.
Continue at:
www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2013/01/31/komando-java-security-alert/1871047/