Apple has updated its Web plug-in blacklist to include all but the most recent versions of Java.

Java links can contain software that easily check for which versions a client browser is running; within a few seconds, a malicious program can hone in on an old, unpatched version.

Bit9 released a report last week underscoring the ongoing security risk to the enterprise posed by outdated versions of Java still up and running on company machines.

Despite growing awareness of the dangers of Java bugs and exploits, plus Oracle's update of the app in mid-April, some 93 percent of users still aren't running the latest version of the ...

As attacks on the new Java zero-day vulnerability continue and researchers look for ways to mitigate the flaw, they are encouraging users to disable Java in their browsers. There is now a site ...

Oracle, in making Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE) 7 the default runtime environment for Java this week, is emphasizing that older versions of Java be removed for security purposes.

According to a Rapid7 researcher, only 38 percent of those running the Java Runtime Environment have updated to the newest version of the software -- and the number only reaches that high after a ...

While the two versions of "Minecraft" - the "Java" and "Bedrock" editions - are mostly the same in terms of basic gameplay, there are also a few key differences. Here's an overview of the most major ...

"We have successfully confirmed that a complete Java security sandbox bypass can be still gained under the recent version of Java 7 Update 11 (JRE version 1.7.0_11-b21)," Adam Gowdiak, CEO of ...