Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. Earlier this week a new and very serious vulnerability was discovered ...

Oracle Corp. released a critical update to plug at least 20 security holes in versions of its ubiquitous Java software. Nearly all of the Java vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely to compromise ...

Java users get another reminder to upgrade to current versions of the browser plug-in after a zero day targeting a previously patched Java 6 bug was found in the Neutrino Exploit Kit Unless you have ...

Oracle has released a critical security update that fixes at least 51 security vulnerabilities in its Java software. Patches are available for Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows versions of the ...

Oracle has once again released an emergency Java update to patch zero-day vulnerabilities in the browser plug-in, the fifth time it has updated the platform this year. Today’s update patches ...

Oracle has released fixes for multiple products, many of which are aimed at preventing remote exploitation without authentication. On Tuesday, the technology giant and Java software maker released its ...

Apple has informed AppleCare representatives and Apple Retail that it has updated the Safari web browser’s built-in plugin blocker to disable older versions of Oracle’s Java 6 and 7 software. In ...