- Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:48 pm
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Interesting chart. i'm not sure where the numbers come from since CVSS V3 is on a scale of 1-10 according to their (CVSS.ORG) website. Oh, from Cisco.......
KevinA wrote:Hans174 wrote:Hello,
Your IDE seems the tool I need but ...
.. no JAVA please.
JAVA is the source of many security problems.
Maybe you can compile your application to a running Windows/Linux version?
Hans
And following thoughts:
As you can see you need to remove Microsoft then Adobe products before Java if you are worried about security.
If you read the full article https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/java-b ... -computer/ you'll find the 'chicken-little' effect in full force. Life is simple; 1. keep your software up to date with the latest security updates 2. Do NOT install JRE in a directory with write rights by any but user System 3. On Windows make sure you are logged in as a none administrative user BEFORE browsing the WEB. 4. Do NOT disable UAC or modify ACE as suggested by some vendors so they can 'install': mikroelektronika installs their compiler products in the Documents folder leaving all executable files open to JavaScript viruses, mikroelektronika is a Russian based company, makes you warm and fuzzy.
They rank software on how 'easy' it is to keep current, Java's update process sucks, Microsoft's >10 OS takes no BS, they FORCE updates on you by freezing the screen, Adobe, is a dying issue. Java took a big hit since so many vendors like Microchip shipped tools with the JRE embedded without a means to knowing, the end user didn't even know the JRE was installed since it was a file copy not an install hence no security updates ever made it to that copy of JRE. NOTE: They did that since the wrong version of Java would crash their application.
The Internet is a mean place, always backup your data, have a current restore point on a thumb drive along with a current Repair Thumb drive, keep a backup of your applications on thumb drives along with the information needed to reinstall them. 8GB thumb drives (USB memory sticks) are $3, buy a dozen.
Interesting chart. i'm not sure where the numbers come from since CVSS V3 is on a scale of 1-10 according to their (CVSS.ORG) website. Oh, from Cisco.......
