The recent Java bug is in the SecurityManager. In other words, the hole threatens mainly applets or Web-delivered Java fat clients. I generally don’t enable that stuff because little I use on the ...

In a tête-à-tête with ZDNet Asia at the recent Sun Tech Days developer conference in Kuala Lumpur, Gosling clears the air about Java and explains why the programming platform is now more user-friendly ...

Since the start of the year, hackers have been exploiting vulnerabilities in Java to carry out a string of attacks against companies including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as home ...

Is Java safe to use? That's the refrain heard after every round of new zero-day vulnerabilities that get spotted in Java, followed days or weeks later by related patches from Oracle. But the question ...

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Apple's latest updates include fixes to prevent Java applet execution that may occur even with the plug-in disabled. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

Internet browsers use Java for interactive Web content Program is a major target for hackers Update to the most recent version to avoid security risks The weekly — sometimes daily — security scares ...

Most of the products tested (except Windows Server 2012), use Oracle’s Java in one form or another, at least for client access and also in some cases within the management interface. With numerous ...

A new exploit for a previously unknown and unpatched Java vulnerability is being actively used by attackers to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security firm FireEye. “We ...