After all of the security issues with Java including the most recent one which had an out of cycle fix due to the fact that it was very dangerous, I became really wary of having it on my system. That was until I read this:
“This and previous Java vulnerabilities have been widely targeted by attackers, and new Java vulnerabilities are likely to be discovered,” DHS said in an updated alert published on the CERT Web site. “To defend against this and future Java vulnerabilities, consider disabling Java in Web browsers until adequate updates are available.”
Even though I am in Canada, I still pay attention to what DHS has to say. That spooked me into removing it from my system entirely. Now if you’re on a Mac like I am, here are instructions for you which are very simple to run. For PC users, here are instructions for you to work from which are equally as easy.
If you ask me, unless you need to run Java, I would say that you should get rid of it. You’ll be safer without it.
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I Have Sent Java To The Trash On My Mac
After all of the security issues with Java including the most recent one which had an out of cycle fix due to the fact that it was very dangerous, I became really wary of having it on my system. That was until I read this:
“This and previous Java vulnerabilities have been widely targeted by attackers, and new Java vulnerabilities are likely to be discovered,” DHS said in an updated alert published on the CERT Web site. “To defend against this and future Java vulnerabilities, consider disabling Java in Web browsers until adequate updates are available.”
Even though I am in Canada, I still pay attention to what DHS has to say. That spooked me into removing it from my system entirely. Now if you’re on a Mac like I am, here are instructions for you which are very simple to run. For PC users, here are instructions for you to work from which are equally as easy.
If you ask me, unless you need to run Java, I would say that you should get rid of it. You’ll be safer without it.
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