The Java vulnerability landscape
Harry Sverdlove · Network Security · 2014
Java has been a trending security concern for several years. Recently, however, there has been a significant rise in Java-related vulnerabilities and attacks. Not only is Java widely installed in most enterprises, it is also highly vulnerable and it is arguably the most pressing security concern today. Java continues to be a required technology for many companies, but its ubiquity seems to be out of proportion with its current business use cases. Harry Sverdlove of Bit9 examines the reasons for Java's ubiquitous presence in the enterprise, the issues it has with updating and patching and why it is so beloved by hackers. And he offers some guidance for reducing the risks associated with the platform.