Quickmarch 488 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Good day MH'ers, The following link copied from a Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail. FYI http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/us-tells-all-internet-users-to-disable-java-over-hacker-threat/article7234545/ Cheers, March Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 It appears there is a big distinction between Java and Javascript - not the same thing and the latter is allegedly not affected. Also, the Department of Homeland Security, run by Janet Napolitano, is not much of an authority on anything and certainly is not one of the first places I'd go looking for computer advice. I wouldn't be all that surprised to learn that the Obama administration believe Fox News uses Java and have decided that they can turn off Fox's audience by doing this. (OK, just kidding - I'm not really THAT paranoid). I believe this vulnerability is probably real but I'm not about to go running lemming-like off a cliff until I hear from some of the experts in the business at hand. I'll be very intrested to hear what Oracle has to say. Microsoft too should be chiming in soon. I'll wait a day or two and see what percolates out of all this. Thanks for the head's up, March. John Link to post Share on other sites
Kasper 14 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 John, As software security goes this is fairly old news. And it is not only limited to Java. There are a number of badly written plugins out there that are dangerous for the average user because they are susceptable to misuse. I do advice using plugins like NoScript in Firefox and specifically allow scripts to run on trusted sites to limit the dangers. Furthermore just use common sense and don't follow unsollicited links will keep you pretty save. Cheers, Kasper CEH, ECSA, LPT Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 John - lemmings don't deliberately walk off cliffs - they just get in the way when emmigrating Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Actually my fault for not remarking on the distinction between the two. Java is quite maleable, as is any software that is capable of writing scripts (instructions). I thought it wise to pass on the particular news article that I picked up in my normal morning reading. YMMV Cheers, March Link to post Share on other sites
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