CRN

Java Exploits Up, Adobe Attacks Down: Cisco Report

Java exploits appear to be increasing as attacks targeting Adobe Reader and Acrobat decline, according to a Cisco 3Q10 Global Threat Report, released Wednesday. Java exploits rose from 5 percent of ...
CRN

Microsoft Warns Of 'Unprecedented' Rise In Java Exploits

Microsoft warned users about an "unprecedented wave of Java exploitation" in 2010, enabling hackers to use widespread Java vulnerabilities to launch malicious attacks. Thus far in 2010, Microsoft ...
Computerworld

Apple ships Java update, malware scrubber after confirming attacks on own Macs

The day it acknowledged company-owned Macs had been hacked using a “drive-by” Java exploit, Apple on Tuesday patched the Oracle software for older systems and released a malware detection tool. The ...

Ransomware gang exploits Cisco flaw in zero-day attacks since January

The Interlock ransomware gang has been exploiting a maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco's ...
InfoWorld

Oracle adds long-awaited whitelisting capabilities to Java

Oracle added a feature in Java that lets companies control what specific Java applets are allowed to run on their endpoint computers, which could help them better manage Java security risks. The new ...