Do you still have Java turned on in your web browser? If your answer is “Yes” or “I’m not sure” then it’s time to take action.

Using Java securely on Windows 11/10 In case you need to use Java and you are running Java on your system, it is necessary to follow certain best practices to safeguard your computer.

Step 4: To turn off the Java Runtime in all of your browsers, from inside the Java Control Panel, click or tap on the Security tab, then deselect the box marked Enable Java Content in the Browser.

Java isn’t good for your for your computer’s health right now. It can mess it up pretty bad. Bad enough that the Department of Homeland Security is warning us all to turn it off. OK, but how ...

Click OK in Java Control Panel to confirm the changes. Now run the Java program embedded in the web browser (applet) to verify if the latest version of Java is installed in your computer.

The US government is recommending that you update to the latest version of Java, but also make sure to disable the browser plugin.

The last time hackers found a hole in Java’s browser plugin so bad that it sparked a warning from Homeland Security—which was less than five months ago, mind you—I wrote that you should ...

Oracle today released a critical patch update for its Java software that fixes at least 40 security vulnerabilities in this widely deployed program and browser plugin. Updates are available for ...

The security patches, issued by Oracle, correct Java vulnerabilities that have lingered in Web browsers.

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate ...

JAVA Separately, Oracle has released its quarterly patch update for Java, another powerful browser plugin that also is heavily targeted by malware and ne’er-do-wells.