Researcher Adam Gowdiak, founder and CEO of Security Explorations, has revealed that the security settings in the current version of Java can simply be ignored. The Java Control Panel has a slider ...

A new Java 0-day vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. If you use Java, you can either uninstall/disable the plugin to protect your computer or set your security settings to “High” and ...

A new Java exploit was discovered yesterday that bypasses the Java security model using clever social engineering that takes advantage of weak security settings in the Java security control panel.

JDK 22 adds 10 new root CA certificates, a new asymmetric key interface, and a -XshowSettings option for displaying security settings. Java Development Kit (JDK) 22, released by Oracle March 19 as ...

If you need to use Java, you can set your Java security settings to require a prompt before running any Java apps. You can do this through the custom security setting from within the Security tab ...

I am trying to learn Java using the JDK I downloaded from the Sun Site, I got a book and am following tutorials. I use a Windows XP SP1 box at home and user with admin privileges.I begun writing ...

UPDATE 1/14/13: Oracle released a patch, Java Version 7 Update 11, to address the security hole and change the default security setting in Java to "High", requiring users to confirm an applet is ...

An Oracle blog post documenting the Java security settings doesn't clarify, and Oracle representatives didn't respond to an e-mail seeking comment for this post. Sadly, an e-mail sent to 13 valid ...

New Java Zero-day Flaws uncovered by Security Explorations, a Poland-based vulnerability research firm, can be used by an attacker to execute code on a victim's computer.

The security patches, issued by Oracle, correct Java vulnerabilities that have lingered in Web browsers.