Java is an incredibly successful toolset - but what is it really and how did it get to be so popular? To understand what it is and how it got this way you have to start with the problem it was meant ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable Oracle’s (ORCL) Java software, amplifying security experts’ prior warnings to hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses ...

Is it time to give Java the boot? Experts say yes. Java, the programming language designed to make the web fun and interactive, has become one of the weakest links in a PC’s and Mac’s defenses against ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Java has come full circle, and James Gosling has watched the 12-year journey. In 1995, Sun Microsystems introduced Java as a way to endow Web surfing with fancy graphics and more ...

Java is under attack again. A zero-day vulnerability in Java is being actively exploited in the wild. The current attacks seem to be targeted, but security experts warn that more widespread attacks ...

Homeland Security says Java computer language has serious security flaws. Millions of computer users may be affected. No security patch currently available. The Department of Homeland Security is ...