Big Business continues to ignore the Java threats

Big Business continues to ignore the threat that in itself can conceal the use of outdated versions of Java, the company said in a research Websence. According to this the company, about four fifths Java users in the corporate sector are not using the latest version of this environment .

Having missed the part of corporate traffic through its own cloud computing Websence ThreatSeeker Intelligence Cloud, the company found that about 40 % Java-queries go through interpreter Java 6 Standard Edition, though, that the version of Java 7 Standard Edition was released two years ago. Oracle completed the technical support Java 6SE in April of this year.

The analyst said that some may use the Java SE 6 for compatibility reasons , but most people are in danger of hacking exploits due to obsolete versions of the product. The general trend also indicates that about 81 % of browsers are vulnerable to at least two fresh problems with Java - CVE- 2013 -2473 and CVE- 2013 - 2463 identified in June of this year.