A powerful new exploit has been identified in the wild that could turn PCs running outdated versions of Java into bots for spam or DDoS attacks, or even loot them for sensitive information. As ...

Beware any Java security update that you don't download directly from Oracle's website. The malware may be encountered when visiting websites that have been compromised with a crimeware toolkit and ...

Java's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...

Now is the time to disable Java in your web browser, or even remove it from your system if that is practical. Why? The bad guys are hard at work trying to exploit a zero day vulnerability in the ...

To the uninitiated, it may have seemed like another damning headline from Oracle, intimating another nail in the coffin of the Java programming language. To the informed enthusiasts who have defended ...

Apple yesterday made another bold move in its efforts to double-down on security -- by removing its Java plug-in from Safari and other Web browsers. In Apple's Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0 release, ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate the ...

Oracle earlier this week announced its decision to scrap its Java browser plug-in. The plug-in, which has been a frequent target of hackers, won’t be included in the next version of the kit for Java ...