Security advice for web users last week from the US Department of Homeland Security recommended that Java should be disabled, lest a growing number of exploits leave your computer open to hacking.

Everyone should heed the Klaxon calls to turn off Java, but it isn't as simple as you might think. This step-by-step guide will help Several people have written to ask me how to disable Java on their ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is urging computer users to disable or uninstall Java due to a serious flaw in Runtime Environment (JRE) 7. The DHS’ Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned ...

A zero-day flaw in Oracle’s Java programming language could make as many as 100 million computers connected to the Internet vulnerable to attack by cybercriminals. The threat posed by the Java ...

As promised, Apple just issued an update to Java for OS X that removes the Flashback malware which infected some 600,000 Macs worldwide. Apple's recommending that OS X 10.6 users turn off Java in ...

A highly critical vulnerability in Sun Microsystems Inc.s Java plug-in has been discovered by a Finnish security consultant. The vulnerability could potentially allow a Web page to turn off Javas ...

Java is like Esperanto, a universal computing language that works on just about any type of computer. It’s also vulnerable to attack by hackers. So much so that the Department of Homeland Security the ...