In an earlier article I outlined how running Java can increase the opportunities for malicious hackers to compromise your computer. There are several ways to protect yourself from these types of ...

It’s easy for news to be missed in the days leading up to a holiday weekend when everyone’s in a hurry for some relaxation time. Cybersecurity, of course, never goes on vacation. In fact, it isn’t ...

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 ...

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Oracle today released a security update for its Java platform that addresses at least 20 vulnerabilities in the software. Collectively, the bugs fixed in this update earned Oracle’s “critical” rating, ...

Here we go again, there is yet another critical security problem with Java. For whatever reason, the latest bug seems to have gotten much more publicity than the many equally serious Java flaws the ...

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 ...

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) ...

The upgrade to Java version 1.8.0.172 was originally installed on Aug. 3 and will be re-installed on all Physical Facilities, Environmental Health and Public Safety and Service Enterprises computers ...

Microsoft has decided is enough is enough: Java-based malware sees no end and it's time to do something about it. The software giant points to two type-confusion vulnerabilities (CVE-2012-0507 and CVE ...

Java EE 7 will provide multi-tenancy support as well as the runtime environment for running a Java application in the cloud The next version of enterprise Java will be fitted with capabilities for ...