Most software security vulnerabilities are quietly patched by vendors and don’t make front page news.   The recently publicized Java 7 vulnerability made headlines after being announced by US-CERT (Vulnerability Alert #625617) on January 10.  (US-CERT stands for US Computer Emergency Readiness Team and is a part of the Department of Homeland Security.)   Mainstream news outlets such as CNN and NBC began carrying the story on Friday, January 11, 2013 reporting that the Department of … [Read more...]