In January 2013 the Department of Homeland Security recommended that Java be disabled on most computers due to dangerous vulnerabilities in Java that make your computer vulnerable to infection even if you have antivirus software and a firewall. This could result in the theft of your bank account logon or other important information.
We at ITPro svc began implementing actions to protect our Customers from these dangerous threats six months before the DHS issued its warning. We take the security of our Customer's networks seriously. Does your IT support provider? We urge you to be sure you are safe. We have recently encountered computers at accounts that have been under "Retainer" and "Managed" support agreements with other IT support providers that nevertheless had very old versions of Java installed. And it isn't just our observation, a recent survey by a network security company showed that a majority of computers are still running old, dangerous versions of Java months after the DHS warning. So unfortunately you cannot assume that you are being properly protected. We will be happy to help you check your computers, FREE, no obligation. Call 972 741-4460 or email: support@itprosvc.com.
If you'd rather not call us but you still want to find out if your IT support provider is properly protecting your network you can check your computers yourself:
To find out if you are safe go to http://java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp
Beneath where it says: "How do I test whether Java is working…"
If it says: "An old version of Java has been detected on your system." Then
your computer and your data are likely at risk.
Note: Even if the current version of Java is installed on your computer if you also have an older version of Java on your computer, and this is very common, then your computer is still in danger.
If it says that Java has not been detected on your computer then you are safe- at least from Java vulnerabilities. We urge you to check all of your computers- especially those that are used to access online financial services. We would emphasize that the danger is so serious that the Department of Homeland Security advised that Java be disabled. Given that and everything else we have learned about Java vulnerabilities we do not believe that we are overstating the danger.
As of May 24, 2013 the current version of Java is version 7 update 21. The previous update of Java was released more than two months ago and within days after it was released serious security vulnerabilities were already found to exist in it. If the version of Java on your computer is even older than that version- which was version 7 update 17 then your computer is at very serious risk.
If you have a "Retainer" or other "Managed" support agreement with your IT support provider you probably expect them to take care of things like this. We believe they should- however we have found too many instances where some IT providers have apparently not taken this issue seriously. As we mentioned earlier we were taking measures to protect our customers six months before the DHS put out its public advisory. This issue has been known to the IT community that long. If you are not on "Managed" support but instead have "On-Demand" service from your support provider have they even notified you of this serious danger?
Frankly this is the easiest, most obvious, most widely publicized network security vulnerability. It is a deep concern if your IT support provider has ignored not only the many warnings that have circulated within the IT community but the Department of Homeland Security advisory as well. If your IT support provider isn't protecting you from this they are almost certainly missing the other, equally dangerous but less publicized, computer network vulnerabilities. If you decide that you want an IT support provider that takes your network security seriously we hope you will call ITPro svc, but regardless of whether you call us we hope you will find a support provider that understands that it takes more than antivirus software and a firewall to protect a network these days.
If you'd rather not call us but you still want to find out if your IT support provider is properly protecting your network you can check your computers yourself:
To find out if you are safe go to http://java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp
Beneath where it says: "How do I test whether Java is working…"
If it says: "An old version of Java has been detected on your system." Then
your computer and your data are likely at risk.
Note: Even if the current version of Java is installed on your computer if you also have an older version of Java on your computer, and this is very common, then your computer is still in danger.
If it says that Java has not been detected on your computer then you are safe- at least from Java vulnerabilities. We urge you to check all of your computers- especially those that are used to access online financial services. We would emphasize that the danger is so serious that the Department of Homeland Security advised that Java be disabled. Given that and everything else we have learned about Java vulnerabilities we do not believe that we are overstating the danger.
As of May 24, 2013 the current version of Java is version 7 update 21. The previous update of Java was released more than two months ago and within days after it was released serious security vulnerabilities were already found to exist in it. If the version of Java on your computer is even older than that version- which was version 7 update 17 then your computer is at very serious risk.
If you have a "Retainer" or other "Managed" support agreement with your IT support provider you probably expect them to take care of things like this. We believe they should- however we have found too many instances where some IT providers have apparently not taken this issue seriously. As we mentioned earlier we were taking measures to protect our customers six months before the DHS put out its public advisory. This issue has been known to the IT community that long. If you are not on "Managed" support but instead have "On-Demand" service from your support provider have they even notified you of this serious danger?
Frankly this is the easiest, most obvious, most widely publicized network security vulnerability. It is a deep concern if your IT support provider has ignored not only the many warnings that have circulated within the IT community but the Department of Homeland Security advisory as well. If your IT support provider isn't protecting you from this they are almost certainly missing the other, equally dangerous but less publicized, computer network vulnerabilities. If you decide that you want an IT support provider that takes your network security seriously we hope you will call ITPro svc, but regardless of whether you call us we hope you will find a support provider that understands that it takes more than antivirus software and a firewall to protect a network these days.