Microsoft Reports 'Unprecedented Wave' of Java Exploits
Normally when a company says there has been an "unprecedented" rise in {insert threat} you can bet it is a bit of an exaggeration. Well, that doesn't seem to be the case this time. Seriously, look at that chart, that's what I call a "spike."
Normally when a company says there has been an "unprecedented" rise in {insert threat} you can bet it is a bit of an exaggeration. Well, that doesn't seem to be the case this time. Seriously, look at that chart, that's what I call a "spike."
According to data from Microsoft's malware protection center, there has been an "unprecedented wave" of exploits against vulnerabilities in Oracle Sun's Java software in 2010. Microsoft's Holly Stewart notes that there has been a dramatic spike in Java attacks in the third quarter this year, mostly against these three vulnerabilities.
