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Taking the Java Bull by the Horns

2013-01-31 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

The United States Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Readiness Team has recently been advising computer users to update or switch off Java in browsers. Oracle's Java is a programming language that's used in browser plug-ins. It's used by vendors to make applications function across operating systems.

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Firefox to block Silverlight and Java -- but not Flash

2013-01-30 17:00:10| CNET News.com

By default, people who want to use plug-ins with Mozilla's browser will have to manually enable them on each Web page. The reason why: better security and performance. [Read more]

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Oracle will continue to bundle 'crapware' with Java

2013-01-28 19:39:15| InfoWorld: Top News

Oracle will not stop bundling what critics describe as "crapware" and "foistware" with its Java installer anytime soon, a company representative intimated last week. The practice of offering up other software alongside Java updates, including emergency security updates to patch critical vulnerabilities, again came under fire last week as new reports surfaced of deceptive installation techniques.

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New bug neutralizes latest Java security updates

2013-01-28 13:49:43| InfoWorld: Top News

Java's new security settings, designed to block drive-by browser attacks, can be bypassed by hackers, a researcher announced Sunday. The news came in the aftermath of several embarrassing zero-day vulnerabilities, and a recent commitment by the head of Java security that his team would fix bugs in the software.

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