The new approaches to Java app protection put security at
the network layer or the application; both of them are challenging and out of
these, app security is making hype in the market. IT companies offering
services related to Java development in India are considering third
alternative for Java app security by placing security inside the JVM.
Application layer protection
This is a time consuming method as there is only one
realistic security method used by companies - i.e. training and retaining of
developers and consistent code testing via software tools. Somehow code testing
is a good way to discover new issues and vulnerabilities yet offers no security
for the app. The developers consider app security at every stage of the Java development. India is a place where people across the world outsource java
services for their projects. Professionals make several attempts to achieve app
security by tracking the provenance of every code scrap.
This sounds risky, but they don’t have any choice because
companies often take help of java applications to restrict access to sensitive
data for third parties. More than half of the IT companies in India have
developed apps using java or java derived programming language and we all are
aware that Java is a popular target for hackers.
Network level security
Network level security based app solutions don’t possess
effective intelligence to find activities within the app. These solutions must
allow the entrance of authorized traffic and at the same moment restrict the
malicious traffic. Users need to select between spending months finding strict
parameters that don’t breakdown the application, or using preventive parameters
at the intrusion risk.
Inside-out security
The third alternative accepted by Java development companies in India
is the inside-out security. JVM has an ability to make changes in app run time
behavior without changing the binary or source codes. This simply indicates
that it is able to control the I/O of Java app and restrict unauthorized access
and execution of malicious code without crashing the java application.