The latest updates, Java 7 update 17 and Java 6 update 43, addressed CVE-2013-1493 and a related vulnerability (CVE-2013-0809), Oracle said in its security advisory released Monday. Both ...

Java is the new king of foistware, displacing Adobe and Skype from the top of the heap. And it earned that place with a combination of software update practices that are among the most user-hostile ...

Oracle received a public slap on the wrist from the US Federal Trade Commission over Java SE, the desktop runtime for Java. The FTC announced today that it had reached a settlement with Oracle ...

Oracle’s Java Management Service can shine a light on which versions of Java you’re running, what apps are running on them, and which installs are outdated. Oracle is making the discovery capabilities ...

Delete your old Java installers: they could be compromised. If your downloads folder is a mess of installers and documents from ages past, you might occasionally check it before downloading a piece of ...

At the JavaOne conference today, Oracle made a series of announcements related to a new Java Verified Portfolio (JVP) and new JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs).