Security of Java takes a dangerous turn for the worse, experts say
Found on Ars Technica on Thursday, 12 September 2013
The security of Oracle's Java software framework, installed on some three billion devices worldwide, is taking a turn for the worse, thanks to an uptick in attacks targeting vulnerabilities that will never be patched and increasingly sophisticated exploits, security researchers said.
The version, which Oracle stopped supporting in February, is still used by about half of the Java user base, he said.
Of course Oracle won't care: those Java users are no paying customers and because of that not of any interest at all. This is one of the worst combinations: a company that tries to squeeze as much profit out of anything, and a software which is loaded with security issues. The best solution still is to never install Java in the first place.