Hi Ronni I actually need Java to access my main work server remotely, which is being done through a portal via the web, using a third party prog called HOBLink JWT 3.3. Is there an alternative which will work for me, as our IT guys say that I need the latest Java for it to work well. The work environment is predominantly Win but I also use my MacBook Pro (at home) & Air (when travelling). Both these laptops are running 10.6.8.
Thanks for any thoughts on this matter, but don't bust a gut if you don't have the time, cheers, Alex On 15/01/2013, at 8:13 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: > Hi Bill, > > Java has not been safe for some time, we have recommended on WAMUG before > that you disable Java in your Web Browsers. > > In Safari - Disable Java > 1. Safari > Preferences, select Security > 2. DON'T have a tick in "Enable Java" > > Disabling Java in Safari is highly recommended for safe computing. > You should enable it only when on a trusted site that requires it. > > In Firefox: > 1. Open Firefox and click the Firefox button -> Add-ons (Tools -> Add-ons in > Linux, OS X and Windows XP). > 2. Choose the Plugins tab. > 3. Select the Java plugin(s) and click disable. > > "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is urging computer users to disable > or uninstall Java due to a serious flaw in Runtime Environment (JRE) 7. > > The DHS' Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned Thursday evening that it > was being exploited in the wild and could allow an attacker to execute > arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. > > CERT recommended that Java be disabled in Web browsers. It pointed users to > theSolution section of the US-CERT Alert and to the Oracle Technical Note > Setting the Security Level of the Java Client for information on how to do > that." > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 15/01/2013, at 4:55 PM, Merv Bond <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My wife has been sent the following together with several links to other >> pages. I didn't send the links in case they had the potential to do harm. >> Can anyone make sense of this message? >> Regards >> Merv >> >> >> Java exploit - serious consequences >> >> This has been the sequence of events when it has come to Java exploits >> but this latest one is different, very different. Someone, deep inside a >> bunker in China no doubt, has discovered that Java, at its core, is >> insecure and it cannot be simply patched. The whole thing has been >> compromised and needs to be rewritten. It would be like finding out that >> the body of your car is made of blasting caps and if you hit anything >> bigger than a moth it will explode. >> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
