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http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-securi...aw-7000009713/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-575...s-reports-say/
Apparently there is a security flaw in java that prompted the Department of Homeland Security (United States) to issue a warning that people should disable Java. Seems like it is a pretty big flaw given what the article states they did. I've read that Apple and Firefox are disabling Java automatically so sounds serious.
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2013-01-12, 03:23 AM #1The Insane
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Java Flaw
"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him."-Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
You know a community is bad when moderators lock a thread because "...this isnt the place to talk about it either seeing as it will get trolled..."
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2013-01-12, 02:30 PM #2High Overlord
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seriously who uses java applets anymore? disable java TM plugin from browsers all the the time, except if you are a software developer and you know your stuff.
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2013-01-14, 08:07 PM #3The Lightbringer
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The fixes in Java 7 update 11 have not done enough to make PCs secure.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21011669
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