One of Java’s most-touted features is a “sandbox” security mechanism that is supposed to prevent certain functions when the applet is sent as part of a Web page.

In a blog post announcing the change, Microsoft cites its most recent Security Intelligence Report, which notes that in 2013 Java exploits represented well over 80 percent of exploit kit-related ...

“The impact of this issue is critical—we were able to successfully exploit it and achieve a complete Java security sandbox bypass in the environment of Java SE 5, 6, and 7,” Adam Gowdiak of ...

3. The Oracle Java Uninstall Tool only works on Microsoft Windows, so Oracle has provided information for Mac OS X users here. The short version is that Apple disabled older versions of Java.

Security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab confirmed Friday that the exploit works against Java 7 Update 15, which is the most recent version of Java, but said that it fails on older ...

It may just take some digging to find another variant.” With Java now shown to be freshly vulnerable again, Security Explorations' Gowdiak suggests users simply turn off Java or delete it.

Rapid7's Moore said the change also centralizes management of Java security policies and allows developers to whitelist specific websites. 3. Oracle Turns On Java Certificate Revocation Services ...

Java ships with a built-in updater that by default checks for updates on the 14th day of every month. However, this may not be frequent enough to keep users caught up with the latest version.

Both Java and Python contain similar security flaws that allow an attacker to bypass firewalls by injecting malicious commands inside FTP URLs.

Security researchers have discovered a new vulnerability impacting Java Standard Edition versions 5, 6 and 7 that allows attackers to bypass code sandbox defenses.