Oracle has announced that it will retire the much-maligned Java Plugin by programs preview of the next version of the Jana Development Kit, after its release next year.
For too many years, Java plugins have put users at risk with their numerous security gaps which include
Η company ασφαλείας Kaspersky ισχυρίζεται ότι το plugin της Jaνa είναι υπεύθυνο για το ήμισυ του συνόλου των επιθέσεων στον κυβερνοχώρο το 2012. Να αναφέρουμε ότι τον περασμένο Ιούλιο, οι hackers ανακάλυψαν ένα exploit και προσπάθησαν να μολύνουν τα συστήματα των μελών του ΝΑΤΟ.
The plugin allows developers to start small applications on web pages, and according to Oracle it will be completely removed from the Jana 9 release.
The company even encourages users to leave the apps using Jaena plugin and switch to free Jaña Web Start technology.
Oracle's decision after Chrome and Firefox developers decided to stop supporting the company's plugins.
Hopefully, the Adobe Flash plugin will soon be retired.