You know that little box that pops up, like, every day that says “There is an update for Java available?”
You need to go ahead and update that.
Like, right now.
There is a serious vulnerability that doesn’t care if you’re a Mac, PC, Linux, or UNIX user. The vulnerability being out there is one thing (Oh, look at the cute little theory!), but when an exploit gets published to MetaSploit shit just got real.
Seriously. RIGHT NOW!
(Or uninstall it if you don’t need it. Unfortunately, I do need it.)
I wish I could. IT has the machine locked down too much :(.
Forward that article to your security group.
I can’t overstate how important this update is.