US Govt recommends disabling Java until a particular issue has been fixed.
http://news.yahoo.com/us-government-...010200371.html http://news.yahoo.com/disable-java-h...190200853.html Generally Java and other script capabilities do introduce some vulnerabilities in general, especially for those trying to cover their tracks. Perhaps consider disabling scripts, or if you have a website, have that site not require scripts to have functionality.