The update now will prevent all versions of the Java Web plug-in before version 1.7.11.22 from running on the system (previously the limit was version 1.7.10.19).

Java has become a major target for attackers in the last few years, as it offers a number of things that appeal to them: wide deployment, a long update cycle and lots of readily available bugs.

Removing all old versions of Java and running only the latest, patched versions is easier said than done. For one, new Java installs don’t necessarily uninstall the older versions automatically.

They're verifying which versions of Java are running, and then targeting the older versions if they're installed. A company might think they're doing the right thing by updating their Java ...

The forthcoming Minecraft: Education Edition, written in C++, looks faster and smoother than the old Java version, but won't be compatible with all the old mods. If Microsoft mis-handles the ...

Java is quite platform-independent and mostly upwards compatible, so it is common to compile a piece of code using a given J2SE version and expect it to work in later JVM versions.

Released Java 9 also introduced a new versioning scheme. This scheme is based on JEP 223 and was intended for future releases of the Java platform itself. However, almost immediately after the release ...

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.

According to Microsoft, the following Java versions will be on the block list initially: J2SE 1.4, everything below (but not including) update 43 J2SE 5.0, everything below (but not including ...