Somebody from your team attempts to log on to a Flash-based enterprise tool and they get this: What You See When Flash Breaks By Default In JanuaryĬlicking on that image takes you here, but that page largely just tells us what we already know: Flash Player has reached the end of life and you should stop using it unless you want to buy a 3 rd-party support contract from HARMAN. Half of your company’s IT staff are still on vacation and the year-end change freeze is still in place. Now imagine it is January and employees begin to return to work after the winter holidays. There may no longer be a reputable source from which to download Flash Player for free.The major browser makers will make it impossible to use Flash Player in all future versions of their browsers.Starting in January Flash Player will be broken by default.Many enterprises still need Flash Player to work for the foreseeable future.Microsoft has KB4577586 which is an attempt to start removing flash from Windows 10 as well. Moreover, only Mozilla provides a public archive of old versions of its browser and Adobe removed its archive of previous Flash versions and will soon disable new downloads of Flash Player too. Making matters significantly worse, Adobe added a date-based check to outright disable Flash Player starting in January and the major web browser makers- Microsoft, Google and Mozilla - will each be updating their browsers to prevent the future use of the Flash Player plugin.
What is the Problem?Īdobe Flash Player will reach its planned end of life on December 31st 2020 and, while most public websites long ago moved away from Flash-based content, a lot of enterprise software still relies on Flash (particularly older software). I encourage you to make sure your company’s IT department is planning for this and, if you work in a customer-facing role, I suggest that you consider reaching out to your customers to ask if they are prepared. This post is a public service announcement. There are also a few gremlins that, at the moment, seem to have no easy workaround at all. Those enterprises that do implement the workaround will probably step on their own feet a few times before they get it right.
While there is indeed a cromulent workaround for most of this problem, many enterprises probably will not implement that workaround until after things have broken. With that out of the way, let me explain why I am raising alarm. As such, we wanted to ensure our readers are aware. Failing to adequately address the problem can mean a disruption to year-end and year-start business in a few weeks and months. The end-of-life for Adobe Flash needs your attention if you work in IT. This post is intended primarily as a warning to all of you who work in IT. What You See When Flash Breaks By Default In January
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