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 client.

Apple’s latest update to Java 6 takes the drastic step of disabling Java in all browsers. Java 6 is thus only available to installed applications. Hopefully, that’s sufficient for you.

Security Explorations has found two bugs in the latest version of Java that can be combined to bypass its sandbox—a finding that comes on the heels of reports earlier this week that Oracle's ...

The latest Java zero-day flaw has the tech world in an uproar. This newest hole, actively exploited in the wild, was patched by Oracle yesterday — only to have multiple ultratrusted security ...

The latest bug "facilitates full Java sandbox bypass on latest Java 7 Update 7," Adam Gowdiak, the CEO of Poland-based Security Explorations, wrote in an e-mail to Ars.

Despite a flurry of recent updates to patch security holes in Oracle’s (ORCL) Java software, many experts fear it’s only a matter of time before the bug-prone product again exposes millions of ...

Researchers say a bug in the latest version of Java circumvents the security controls Oracle added to the programming language last year.

You will also have a much clearer picture of which Java runtimes are being used by each application and avoid the potential financial liability associated with Oracle’s recent pricing change ...

But, as we’ve seen with Flashback and this recent attack, Java remains a prime target. Thus I’d recommend that all users protect themselves, even if you aren’t currently at risk.

Java’s new security settings, designed to block drive-by browser attacks, can be bypassed by hackers, a researcher announced Sunday. The news came in the aftermath of several embarrassing zero ...

Apple has recently released a couple of Java updates for OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 that bring its in-house supported Java runtime (Java SE 6) up to the latest version issued by Oracle.

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 ...