Java is a popular computing platform, but lately, Java is blamed for its security vulnerabilities. It is recommended by many to disable or completely uninstall Java. However, there are applications ...

The current version of Java 7 includes a bug that can be used to bypass all security defenses in the Java browser plug-in, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code using the Java runtime ...

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 ...

Further flaws have been found in Java despite Oracle pledging to take the security of its software seriously. Polish infosec researcher Adam Gowdiak of Security Explorations yesterday revealed his ...

A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) ...

Go ahead and update Java—or disable it if you don’t remember the last time you actually used it on the Web: Oracle’s latest patch, released Tuesday, fixes 25 vulnerabilities in the aging platform, ...

Java was once touted as the "write once, run anywhere" language. In theory, a single Java program could run on any Java-supporting platform. That dream never quite came to perfection, though, and ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable Oracle Corp's Java software, amplifying security experts' prior warnings to hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses ...

Uninstalling Java is not at all a strenuous task. Java users can uninstall the versions of Java manually, identical to how you would uninstall any other software application from the Windows system.