Relevance of Java App security - JVM can protect Java code without making changes in app

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. 

The security enabled JVM helps developers to use data in testing or coding and to use SIEM tools. JVM based security is not complex to implement and efficient enough to discover threats for java development app.