Oracle released a software update on Sunday to address a security vulnerability in its Java 7 software on which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an alert last week. In a blog post,… ...

Looking to enable Java applications to have finer control over internet addressing, plans are afoot in the OpenJDK community to develop a service provider interface (SPI) for host name and address ...

On Friday, we noted that Apple had taken the rare step of using its anti-malware tools in OS X to disable existing installations of the Java 7 browser plug-in due to a major security vulnerability ...

Two weeks ahead of schedule, Oracle has released another update addressing a number of active Java exploits. Just last month, Oracle updated its Java add-on in response to an alert from the US ...

Apple has, however, apparently already moved quickly to address the issue, disabling the Java 7 plug-in on Macs where it is already installed.

Oracle releases new Java patch to address this week’s McRat problem It's an old but necessary hat—Oracle says install its new security patch ASAP.