Filed under: Developer, Internet, Security
Threat looming from Java security exploit
Global warming? How can you worry about global warming at a time like this? Have you not heard the news? Google's security team has discovered a flaw in the Sun Java Runtime Environment that might threaten every single platform, browser, and mobile device. Apparently anything running either the Java Runtime Environment or Java Development kit is at risk, which, last time we checked, is pretty much everything. You'll be hard-pressed to find a spoon that doesn't run some form of Java these days. Ok, so maybe it's not as big a deal as global warming, but it still could cause some potential problems. In fact, Chris Gatford from Pure Hacking even goes as far as to say "This is as bad as it gets." Those unfamiliar with Pure Hacking should be told that it is a penetration testing firm. Yes. Really. The words penetration and firm were both in that last sentence. Apologies all around to anyone whose head just exploded when it was overrun with the countless easy jokes that bubble up from reading that.
So be ready. This could be like Y2K all over again. Except, you know, something might actually happen this time. But probably not. Either way, if the world ends tomorrow, at least you can go out giggling childishly at the phrase "penetration firm."