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by phoehne 1650 days ago
What they were referring to were ActiveX controls, Java applets, dynamically downloaded JAR files like on Sun's Java browser, etc. Like rollerblading, it was the unfortunate trend of a bygone era. And yes, it was a ridiculous term. And just more evidence that the "cyber security" is just an organizational fig-leaf.