On Jan 20, 6:50 pm, Simon Ochsenreither <[email protected]> wrote: > Attackers currently attack old Java installations because the Update system > is not working as good and fast as it should.
The JVM security problems tend to be malware that exploits webstart or applets embedded into a web page. If a JVM is embedded in an app, such as an IDE or a game or some productivity app, there really isn't much surface area for an attack. The embedded VM isn't going to be running potentially dangerous web applets like the system-wide VM is responsible for. If a client is running a video game based on an old JVM, what kind of security attacks could exploit that? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
