Mac OS Ken: 08.28.2012

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 996 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2012

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Cross-Platform Zero-Day Vulnerability Found for Java 7; Affects Windows, Linus and OS X Samsung Bashes Apple for Litigiousness Post Apple v. Samsung v. Apple Verdict Google Issues Statement Defending Itself, Bashing Apple and Leaving Samsung Hanging Out to Dry Samsung Seeks to Have Galaxy Tab 10.1 Temporary Injunction Dissolved; May Seek Damages Due to Sales Block Apple Seeks Ban on Eight Samsung Phones Based on San Jose Court Win Samsung Sees Biggest One-Day Share-Price Drop in Five Years Post San Jose Verdict Apple Shares Opened Monday 2-Percentage Points Higher Post Verdict Apple Share Close Monday at $675.68, a New All-Time High Nokia and RIM See Share Price Bump Monday Thanks to Investor Worries Over Android Fortune: Financial Analysts React to Apple Victory Over Samsung in San Jose Correction: USITC Clears Apple of Violating Three Motorola Mobility Patents, Not Two Cult of Mac: Wait Time for Retina Display MacBook Pro Down to 2-4 Business Days NPD Display Search Analyst Says Displays Being Made for 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro Apple Seeds Fourth beta of Lion OS X 10.7.5 to Developers Bob Mansfield Staying on at Apple to “Work on Future Products;” Riccio and Federighi Promoted to Senior VPs Apple Drops iTunes Music Festival Tile Onto Apple TV for Live Streaming

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0:00.0	This is Mac OSKIN.
0:09.0	An exploit for just about every modern.
0:09.0	This is Mac OSKIN.
0:12.0	An exploit for just about every modern computer out there, more reactions to the Apple v Samsung
0:18.4	verdict, and another new title for Apple TV.
0:22.2	It's Tuesday, August 28, 2012. I'm Ken Ray and this is news from MacO
0:28.5	S Ken. Brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like you, subscribers to MacoS Ken Day
0:36.4	6. More information is available at MacoS Ken.com. This show is also supported by the Mac OS can Podcast App for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch,
0:48.0	available in the App Store now for $2.99.99.
0:53.4	If you've got Java 7 installed on your computer, you seem to have a serious security risk
0:57.7	on your hands.
0:59.0	InfoWorld says hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Java 7, one that can be exploited through any browser
1:06.0	running on any operating system from Windows and Linux to OS 10 that has Java installed.
1:12.1	According to the piece, the vulnerability is not in Java6,
1:15.0	it's a new functionality in Java 7.
1:18.0	While Apple stop bundling Java in OS10 with last year's Lion release,
1:22.0	the piece says users can and do install it on their own when they
1:25.6	encounter a site that employs a Java Applet.
1:29.0	So far, all of the known exploits in the wild have targeted Windows machines, though the piece says there's
1:34.2	nothing to stop an exploit aimed at the Mac.
1:37.6	Security experts recommend disabling Java until Oracle delivers a patch.
1:42.1	Java can be disabled on a Mac in the preferences of a chosen
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