Shouldn't have started this post with so little time for re-reading/editing! And I had even less time than I thought. My comments seem rather curt and discourteous and that was not the intention. Hope all readers understand. These reactions from companies with a vested interest in finding malware for the Mac have a much higher level of credulity, in my opinion, anyway and I get frustrated when they don't tell the whole story. Of course, it's probably too much to ask them to simply state the obvious; there's no need, as yet, to buy their software...
Well, an even safer method is to leave the
Mac off...
Seriously, while there is little need to have Java enabled, unless you are using an app that uses it, I feel that telling a user to simply turn a function off to be both overkill and less than educational (helpful). Instead, I think we should be reinforcing the common sense approach to using technology;
know what you are doing!
Why should I take the step to turning off parts of a technology? What can happen if I always
automatically enter my password? What is a
trusted site? I know it's harder and maybe even complicated, but this technology is almost ubiquitous, so education is our best defense. Second only to the rarely used concept of thinking before acting...
My personal opinions are not necessarily supported by all readers!
