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Oracle says that it is strongly recommending that customers apply the patches "as soon as possible" because of "the threat posed by a successful attack." 
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Polish firm Security Explorations and its CEO Adam Gowdiak continue to be the a thorn in Oracle's side by repeatedly questioning the giant's decision not to issue an out-of-band patch for a critical Java flaw in Java SE (Standard Edition) 5, 6 and 7.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13821
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Apple may have appeared to have pulled off a coup in persuading Oracle to maintain Java for Mac but can Oracle be trusted to get it right?
The emergence of the Flashback Trojan - which exploited a vulnerability in Mac OS X's version of Java - earlier this year led to a lot of flak for both Oracle and Apple. The vulnerability was known about and fixed in the Windows and Linux versions of Java, but remained exposed in OS X for several more weeks.
===> The fact that Apple is ultimately responsible for maintaining Java on OS X saw Apple's ability to protect its users questioned. <===
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
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As promised, Apple has released a tool to remove Flashback from infected Macs.
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Oracle has been on the ball and has already come out with a patch for the latest Java security hole.
Gust MEES's insight:
===> UPDATE asap!!! <===
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Oracle has released an emergency update fixing four vulnerabilities affecting both Java 6 and Java 7 users.
Don't wait for your auto update program to trigger, download Java 7 Update 7 or Java 6 update 35 now.
Gust MEES: ===> SO, go and update as quick as possible, please!!! <===
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Apple has delivered - or so it says - on its promise to provide a Flashback malware removal tool, wrapped in another Java update.
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