Yesterday, Oracle announced that it will soon issue a significant update for Java. The update will include fixes for forty-two known security vulnerabilities, including thirty-nine that may be remotely exploitable without authentication. Apparently the update will also introduce some new general security improvements.
Ars Technica has additional details .
The update is scheduled for release later today (April 16, 2013).
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appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal ) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO . Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page , and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site .
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