Beset by some very public vulnerabilities in Java, and apparently unable to properly patch those bugs, Oracle must dramatically step up its security game, experts said Monday. "Oracle should just take a mulligan and redesign Java before ...
Even after Oracle patched critical Java vulnerabilities on Monday, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) continued urging users to disable Java browser plug-ins. "Due to the number and severity of this and prior Java ...
Oracle on Sunday issued an emergency Java update to patch two critical vulnerabilities, including one that had been exploited in ongoing and accelerating attacks. Also yesterday, a researcher noted for uncovering scores of Java bugs ...
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The United States Department of Homeland Security has warned that Java is still open to attacks, despite Oracle's attempts to fix its vulnerabilities. Last week, it was discovered that the web browser software contained a zero-day ...
Oracle is distributing a patch for Java software flaws deemed so dangerous that the US Department of Homeland Security said that people should stop using it. "Oracle recommends that this Security Alert be applied as soon as possible ...
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A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) client. These features will benefit ...
IDG News Service - Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability that affects the latest version of Java -- Java 7 Update 6 -- in order to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security vendor FireEye. ...
IDG News Service - Java vulnerabilities are increasingly exploited by attackers to infect computers, and the problem could become worse if Oracle doesn't do more to secure the product and keep its installation base up to date, according to ...
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Oracle has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch newly identified vulnerabilities in Java 7 that have been widely exploited, after the security community urged the company not to wait. The move comes hot on the heels of news ...
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The launch of Google Maps in Apple’s App Store last week has boosted iOS 6 adoption by 29 per cent, new data reveals. When iOS 6 launched in September, many iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users decided not to update to Apple’s ...
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Security researchers from Poland-based security firm Security Explorations claim to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update released Thursday that can be exploited to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code ...
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Kaspersky Lab has outlined key security trends of 2012 and presented their views on the core threats of 2013. The most notable predictions for the next year include the continued rise of targeted attacks, cyber-espionage and nation-state ...
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Java 6 will be retired from security support in less than two months, and users and businesses should prepare now for its demise, experts said today. Oracle will publicly patch Java 6 for the last time on Feb. 19, 2013. After that ...
Attackers using two recently-uncovered Java unpatched vulnerabilities, or "zero-days," have quickly expanded their reach by going mainstream, security experts said today. And on Tuesday, Mozilla, maker of Firefox, joined the chorus of ...
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Security researchers have proposed several methods for users to protect their computers from ongoing attacks that target a new and yet-to-be-patched vulnerability in all versions of Java Runtime Environment 7. Most of the proposed ...
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