Another piece of old, insecure web infrastructure is about to be killed off. Oracle says that it's discontinuing its Java browser plugin starting with the next big release of the programming language.

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Oracle is taking the final step to rid the web of its terrible Java browser plugin ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate the ...