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 ...

Oracle Corp. today released an update for its Java SE software that fixes at least 42 security flaws in the widely-installed program and associated browser plugin. The Java update also introduces new ...

Firefox told me I needed the Java Runtime Envi-ronment plugin when I tried to run the Glasnost test. I am testing computing without Java on a Windows 7 computer. This was the first time I had needed ...

If you still need Java 6 for Web applets after installing Apple's latest updates, there is a way to restore it and override Apple's preference for the use of Oracle's Java 7. Topher, an avid Mac user ...

This week, once-great search giant Yahoo announced a new partnership with Oracle: Every time you update Internet plugin software Java on your computer, the updater will make an attempt to change your ...

Following the hack on a small number of Apple corporate Macs, Apple has released a Java security patch to end users. Java for OS X 2013-001 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility ...

Apple has released updated versions of Java for OS X, following a prominent hacking of Apple employees' Macs, plus the remote blocking of the Java plugin due to security vulnerabilities. This is the ...

Next time you update Java, Yahoo might swoop in to swiftly become the default search engine on your computer. If you don't pay attention when you're prompted to bring your Java software up to date, ...