Use Java Plug-in with the Firefox Web browser Six years have passed since I wrote “Plug into Java with Java Plug-in” for JavaWorld. My earlier article defined Java Plug-in, showed how to ...

With the plug-in platform, a ground-up rewrite is under way, said Ken Russell, from the Java SE deployment team. “This will change how your poker game in [a] Web browser is run as well as your ...

Java for OS X 2012-006 From the release notes: Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0 Java for OS X 2012-006 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_37.

The vulnerability of Java in the browser, which was largely the result of the way Oracle bundled the extension with the JRE, has been a thorn in Oracle's side for awhile now. Back in 2013, when the ...

The Java plug-in is known for being a huge security vulnerability, with at least one report calling it the biggest risk to computers in the US. It's the end of an era for sure -- your browser won ...

Amid a serious security flaw in the latest version of Java 7, where even the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned users to disable the plug-in, here's how you do it. Read now ...

The Java plugin isn’t dead immediately: it will be deprecated in the next release of the Java Developer Kit, which is a fancier way of saying Oracle will sweep it under the rug, and encourage ...

Learn More. Oracle has announced it will drop support for the Java browser plug-in in the next release of the Java Development Kit, JDK 9, which is expected to be released in early 2017.

Security experts recommend disabling or abandoning Java browser plug-ins because of security issues affected the platform. Zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits have allowed attackers to escape ...

"Oracle plans to deprecate the Java browser plug-in" in the next release of its Java Development Kit, JDK 9, it said. The technology would be removed from future software releases, it added.

The latest versions of Java for Windows are Java 6 Update 31 and Java 7 Update 3. Mozilla is also considering adding a blocklist entry for the Java plug-in on OS X.

Java's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...