G+_David Frink Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I don't see that anyone has posted this to TWIT Community yet: Originally shared by John R. Ellis Java Problem, again Homeland Security says to disable Java. Seriously. Do it. http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713/?s_cid=e589 I used this link to see how to do it: http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/how-to-disable-java-on-everything-20120828/ Apple has already disabled Java on updated Macs. So has Mozilla for Firefox. Please share this to anyone who uses other browsers before they get exploited! #java #zerodayexploits #sharingiscaring http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713/?s_cid=e589 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Patricia Guirola Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Thanks for the links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_MARK THOMAS Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 What about Javascript? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jerry Ham Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 MARK THOMAS Please don't conflate the Oracle Java JRE with Javascript. The first is a specific version of a run-time for a programming language (Oracle Java) that must be installed on your machine. Javascript is a scripting language that is built into your browser. They are unfortunately similarly named, but they are not even close to the same thing. When there are exploits to javascript, it is usually specific to one browser maker's implementation (for example the IE javascript engine or the Firefox javascript engine). In this case, the vulnerability is with Oracle's Java (JRE) only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_MARK THOMAS Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Jerry Ham Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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