The Java platform JDK 1.0 was released in 1995 with a simplistic all-or-nothing “sandbox” security model. Li Gong joined the JavaSoft division of Sun Microsystems in 1996 and led the redesign of the ...

Java is a popular computing platform, but lately, Java is blamed for its security vulnerabilities. It is recommended by many to disable or completely uninstall Java. However, there are ...

Java security boils down to two key things ... primitive that is built into Java via the Java Cryptography Architecture, along with other similar algorithms. Make sure you keep your keys in ...

"One in three firms suffer hacking attempts," reported vnunet.com on March 23, 2004, based on a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Unfortunately, this story is not unique and not really news.

OpenJDK security improvements have made Java much safer for users and helped make the development process simpler for software engineers. Patching vulnerabilities, decreasing the attack surface, and ...

That said, although you likely aren’t at risk today, it is clear that Java still represents one of the biggest, most persistent security problems facing users of all operating systems.

Security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab confirmed Friday that the exploit works against Java 7 Update 15, which is the most recent version of Java, but said that it fails on older ...