Researchers Say Java Attacks Still Imminent
Java had come under a lot of criticism, over the past few months, about not being able to patch up the security flaws that it had. A recent update from Oracle to Java was accompanied by a statement, which said that most of the security flaws in Java were fixed with this update. However, researchers beg to differ in this regard.
A recent press release showed that, more than 90% of the user systems that work on Oracle’s Java are more than likely to be attacked at least once. If you are taking Java training classes, you will do well to identify why Java users are still at risk. Even after efforts from Oracle to patch the security risks. Learning more about troubleshooting such problems from tutorials and videos will be very beneficial to your career. According to Oracle Java is here to stay.
Don’t Ignore Updates
Researchers also warned Java users that they should not ignore the updates released by Oracle at any time. This is because the updates patched most of the security flaws in Java, if not all of them. So, the risk of you being a target to one of the Java based attacks is substantially reduced.
Update Java at All Access Points
Another point that users tend to ignore is that Java is running independently on a number of different systems. For example, it runs independently on Java development environments. It is also present on browsers, mobile applications, etc. So, the number of access points for Java is too may to count. Users should ensure that the updates released by Oracle are applied on all the Java access points, be it mobile or non-mobile devices.
This statement comes as a shock, especially after Oracle assured its Java user community that the threats were past, and that they are safe now. However, the experts who have published these findings have assured the users that there is no reason to panic, and if updates are applied as and when they are released, there should be no cause for concern.
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