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Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Update my insecure Java plug-in? Meh, say 72% of users

According to new research from Kaspersky Lab, in the form of a report called Evaluating the threat level of software vulnerabilities, 72% of Java users haven't switched to the latest, safest, version despite highly publicised vulnerabilities and resulting security exploits. And it's not just Java, the report also shows that users of older versions of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader are also failing to upgrade to safer versions, leaving their systems and their data at potential risk of breach.
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Co-founder of IT Security Thing Ltd, Davey Winder is a three time winner of the Information Security Journalist of the Year award (2006/2008/2010) and received the prestigious Enigma Award for his lifetime contribution to information security journalism in 2011.



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