Welcome to a very unusual cybersecurity article! Why is it unusual? The title of this
Security Bulletin and most of its content was provided by Oracle, the maker of the Java computer programming language. In fact, ESET is publishing this information on We Live Security at the request of Oracle. And Oracle made the request because it was ordered to do so by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
That’s right the US government can require a US company (in this case Oracle) to distribute quite specific technical information to the public, if it is deemed necessary to the cybersecurity of consumers and the country. While ESET was under no legal obligation to comply with Oracle’s request, it was decided that doing so would help to improve cybersecurity for many consumers. You can learn more about how this all came about in a separate
article here.
