[The Java Posse] Re: Microsoft employee: Java now most-attacked (third-party?) software on Windows

2010-10-24 Thread Eddie
I can also say Windows platform is the most-attacked OS by virus and malware. It's just a sign of it being popular On Oct 22, 10:50 am, Karsten Silz karsten.s...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, A Microsoft employee blogged that three (patched!) security holes now make Java the most attacked

[The Java Posse] Re: Microsoft employee: Java now most-attacked (third-party?) software on Windows

2010-10-23 Thread Casper Bang
Perhaps, the full story is a bit more nuanced though. These reports actually didn't start at Microsoft, the news broke with Brian Krebs [http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/10/java-a-gift-to-exploit-pack- makers/], and soon lead to various security bulletins like MSIR, Kerberos