OTOH, something's going on with Oracle's Java per the Fed's who appear to believe it's not enough and you should still disable Java. Maybe there just pushing them hard. This is useful information but lies on the fringe of how it affects VP so think it should be XVP.
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> As far as I know, the older the version of Java, the more likely it is that there are security flaws that can be exploited. Most of the updates to Java are to fix vulnerabilities that have been discovered. Unless you think that your version is so old that there isn't anyone still alive who remembers how to attack it. . . . .
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> >I am running Java 6.x so I assmue I am ok, as they only mention java 7.x+ as being bad.
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