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 ...

In the wake of popular Internet browsers Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari ceasing NPAPI web plug-in support, Oracle has finally accepted that its troublesome Java plug-in is dead and gone, announcing ...

For the last year or so, Java seems to have spawned a never-ending flow of security bugs, partly because of the software environment's invisibility to end users and partly because of the system access ...

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) ...

If we think about all of the things that enable websites to deliver the content and experiences they do, there are a few key technologies that make it all possible. While HTML5 is steadily replacing a ...

No sooner had Oracle patched a widely reported critical flaw in its cross-platform software environment than another Java zero-day exploit — one against which there's no defense — reared its ugly head ...

Apple has removed its first-party Java plug-in from Mac web browsers with its latest OS update. The Cupertino-based firm is instructing users to download Oracle's version of the software in its place, ...