The Java Control Panel has a slider under the Security tab “to control the behavior when attempting to run unsigned apps (either from the web or local).” The settings are low, medium, high and very ...

The four Java control panel settings are security settings introduced in Java SE7 Update 10 in October 2012 to control the access unsigned Java apps have to the system.

There are several ways to do this. In the latest Java runtime, you can access the Java Control Panel and in the security settings uncheck the option to "Enable Java content in the browser." This ...

In this case, the application vendors don’t want to change the browser settings, and a user has to manually enable the latest installed version of Java in the Java Control Panel.

New security vulnerability bypasses the Java plug-in's protection Java’s new security settings, designed to block drive-by browser attacks, can be bypassed by hackers, a researcher announced Sunday.

Java's new security settings, designed to block "drive-by" browser attacks, can be bypassed by hackers, a researcher announced Sunday.

Researchers say a bug in the latest version of Java circumvents the security controls Oracle added to the programming language last year.

Here is how to remove the Java listing in Windows Control Panel, which may remain, even after uninstalling Java. You may run this Troubleshooter or manually edit the Registry to remove the old entry.

Java code without a prompt corresponding to security settings configured in Java Control Panel." Oracle representatives didn't immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment for this post.