US GOVT tells people: DISABLE JAVA!

[James48843]

US government tells computer users to disable Java

Source: AP-Excite

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks.

The recommendation came in an advisory issued late Thursday, following up on concerns raised by computer security experts.

Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java's coding that creates an opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief.

Java is a widely used technical language that allows computer programmers to write a wide variety of Internet applications and other software programs that can run on just about any computer's operating system.

FULL story at link.

Here is the Alert: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-010A.html

and here is the news article:

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[Warrenlm]

I thought Ellison supported Obama? Why are they picking on him?

 

[nnuut]

I deleted Java and installed Ver 10 Update 10, then disabled it in the Java control panel.