Well, Java can be used in e-mails that have content that is dynamic.  Web
browsers are mostly web based nowadays.

Jose - KK4JZX


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Tom Brennan
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 12:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!

Jave is used in IE.  Its for the net, not emails.

Tom


Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html

On Sat, 12 Jan 2013, Barbara Lombardi wrote:

> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:54:23 -0500
> From: Barbara Lombardi <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!
>
> Oh ok. Am running Microsoft outlook.
>
> Barb K1EIR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!
>
> You don't; it's not part of Outlook Express.  In fact, it's not even 
> part of
>
> your browser unless you're running plug-ins that use it.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lowell Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 16:12
> Subject: Re: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!
>
>
> > O.K. I'm dumb; how do you disable Java in outlook express?
> > I have no idea.
> > Thanks for any help!
> > 73
> > Lowell  W8QIY
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:39 PM
> > Subject: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!
> >
> >
> >> FYI!
> >>
> >> After reading these, I'm disabling Java for now!
> >>
> >> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >> Department of Homeland Security advises computer users to disable 
> >> Java because of security bug Published Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:43:54 
> >> -0500 Yahoo! News WASHINGTON - 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.
> >> Oracle Corp. bought Java as part of a $7.3 billion acquisition of 
> >> the software's creator, Sun Microsystems, in 2010.
> >> Oracle, which is based in Redwood Shores, Calif., had no immediate 
> >> comment late Friday.
> >>
> >> U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Published 
> >> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:53:52 -0500
> >> (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer 
> >> users to disable Oracle Corp's Java software, amplifying security 
> >> experts' prior warnings to hundreds of millions of consumers and 
> >> businesses that use it to surf the Web.
> >> Hackers have figured out how to exploit Java to install malicious 
> >> software enabling them to commit crimes ranging from identity theft 
> >> to making an infected computer part of an ad-hoc network of 
> >> computers that can be used to attack websites.
> >> "We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem," 
> >> the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness 
> >> Team said in a posting on its website late on Thursday.
> >> "This and previous Java vulnerabilities have been widely targeted 
> >> by attackers, and new Java vulnerabilities are likely to be 
> >> discovered," the agency said.
> >> "To defend against this and future Java vulnerabilities, disable 
> >> Java in Web browsers."
> >> Oracle declined on Friday to comment on the warning.
> >> Java is a computer language that enables programmers to write 
> >> software utilizing just one set of code that will run on virtually 
> >> any type of computer, including ones that use Microsoft Corp's 
> >> Windows, Apple Inc's OS X and Linux, an operating system widely 
> >> employed by corporations.
> >> Computer users access Java programs through modules, or plug-ins, 
> >> that run Java software on top of browsers such as Internet Explorer 
> >> and Firefox.
> >> The U.S. government's warning on Java came after security experts 
> >> warned on Thursday of the newly discovered flaw.
> >> It is relatively rare for government agencies to advise computer 
> >> users to completely disable software due to a security bug, 
> >> particularly in the case of widely used programs such as Java. They 
> >> typically recommend taking steps to mitigate the risk of attack 
> >> while manufacturers prepare an update, or hold off on publicizing 
> >> the problem until an update is prepared.
> >> In September, the German government advised the public to 
> >> temporarily stop using Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to 
> >> give it time to patch a security vulnerability that opened it to 
> >> attacks.
> >> Java is so widely used that the software has become a prime target 
> >> for hackers. Last year Oracle's Java surpassed Adobe Systems Inc's 
> >> Reader software as the most frequently attacked piece of software, 
> >> according to security software maker Kaspersky Lab.
> >> Java was responsible for 50 percent of all cyber attacks last year 
> >> in which hackers broke into computers by exploiting software bugs, 
> >> according Kaspersky.
> >> That was followed by Adobe Reader, which was involved in 28 percent 
> >> of all incidents. Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer were 
> >> involved in about
> >> 3
> >> percent of incidents, according to the survey.
> >> The Department of Homeland Security said attackers could trick 
> >> targets into visiting malicious websites that would infect their 
> >> PCs with software capable of exploiting the bug in Java.
> >> It said an attacker could also infect a legitimate website by 
> >> uploading malicious software that would infect machines of computer 
> >> users who trust that site because they have previously visited it 
> >> without experiencing any problems.
> >> They said developers of several popular tools, known as exploit 
> >> kits, which criminal hackers use to attack PCs, have added software 
> >> that allows hackers to exploit the newly discovered bug in Java to 
> >> attack computers.
> >> Security experts have been scrutinizing the safety of Java since a 
> >> similar security scare in August, which prompted some of them to 
> >> advise using the software only on an as-needed basis.
> >> At the time they advised businesses to allow their workers to use 
> >> Java browser plug-ins only when prompted for permission by trusted 
> >> programs such as GoToMeeting, a Web-based collaboration tool from 
> >> Citrix Systems Inc.
> >> Java suffered another setback in October when Apple began removing 
> >> old versions of the software from Internet browsers of Mac 
> >> computers when its customers installed new versions of its OS X 
> >> operating system. Apple did not provide a reason for the change and 
> >> both companies declined to comment at the time.
> >> ?
> >> Adam Gowdiak, a researcher with Polish security firm Security 
> >> Explorations, told Reuters he believes that Oracle fails to 
> >> properly test its software fixes for security flaws. "It's 
> >> definitely safer for users to stay away from Java 'til Oracle 
> >> starts taking security seriously," he said.
> >> (Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Dan Grebler)
> >>
> >>
> >> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >>
> >> -----
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> >> 01/12/13
> >>
> >
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