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Java 9 is here after a yearlong wait and it’s here with everything one could ask for

Karan Khanna — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 12:30:38 +0000

After years of patient waiting, Oracle released Java 9 with numerous new features. Project Jigsaw gives Java 9 the modularization that was missing in Java 8, making the latest version capable of strong encapsulation free from the package limitations. Project Jigsaw also brings the JAR archive, which is public and not encapsulated. Oracle Java 9 […]

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Oracle to discontinue its Java browser plugin

ShiwangiPeswani@TWC — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 09:06:50 +0000

Oracle, American global computer Technology Corporation has finally announced the discontinuation of its Java browser plugin. As per the official statement given by the company, the plugin will be removed completely in future Java SE release. The company, however, will start curtailing the plugin technology in JDK 9. Java browser plugin to be discontinued With […]

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Java and Flash vulnerabilities exploited by malware writers in zero-day attack

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:35:53 +0000

This is an extremely serious news; especially for Oracle’s Java and Adobe Flash developers. Reports confirm that these two programming languages are under zero-day attack. The reports also mention that Java bug is aggressively exploited; while Flash bugs are most likely to be targeted by the malware writers. Out of these, Java flaws are considered […]

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Oracle’s last publicly available Java 7 critical update released

ChethanThimmappa@TWCN — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:45:18 +0000

Oracle today released the April 2015 Critical Patch Update. The latest critical update by Oracle includes patches for 98 security issues across different products. 14 of these 98 security issues addresses Java. This is going to be the last Oracle JDK 7 publicly available update, which signals that Oracle wants its users to upgrade to […]

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Chakra JavaScript Engine makes advances in Windows 10

AnandKhanse@TWC — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:59:01 +0000

The recently released Windows 10 Technical Preview showcases new and key advances in Chakra. Chakra is the JavaScript engine that was developed for Internet Explorer 9 by Microsoft. Ever since Chakra was developed, it has powered IE as well as Windows Store apps which are found in all Windows devices, such as Xbox, Windows PCs, […]

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Microsoft makes WinJS JavaScript library Open Source

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 07:39:41 +0000

On April 2nd, 2014 Microsoft Open Tech made the WinJS Javascript Library as an Open Source. The source code of WinJS or Windows Library for JavaScript was released under the Apache 2.0 license. As per this news, the source code is now available on GitHub, where users can try the source code, submit their contributions […]

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Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report: Bad times for Android, Java

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 06:43:24 +0000

Cyberthreat has only grown stronger and more complex over time reveals latest Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report. It now appears more mature, far-reaching and most importantly, well-funded. Why? The inclination of gadget-friendly generation more towards mobile and cloud technologies balanced by acute shortage in skilled security professionals to manage such vulnerable platforms. Moreover, cybercriminals seems […]

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Oracle reveals plans to make Java more secure

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:05:05 +0000

Java is one of the most widely used programming languages with a user base of more than 10 million worldwide. Launched in 2012, by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems, it was later acquired by Oracle in January 2010. Of late however, since the last fey years or so, Java has faced issues with security, primarily […]

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New data shows Java malware most prevalant in 2012 Q4

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:56:19 +0000

Every week hundreds of thousands of new samples of malware are reported. New variants continue to evolve daily. New data at Microsoft reveals that the Java environment has favored the growth of malware, the most. Even if your system was up-to-date, an unpatched vulnerability in the Java environment could lead to a disaster. Java vulnerability was behind found […]

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Java Version, Update 15 released to patch critical remote compromises

RogerDunning@TWCN — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:21:35 +0000

Oracle has released the updated February 2013 Critical Patch Update for Java SE. This Java Version, Update 15 delivers 5 additional fixes which could not be included when Oracle accelerated the release of the Critical Patch Update by publishing it on February 1st. Due to the threat posed by a successful attack and the severity […]

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Vulnerability found in Java 7 Update 11! Oh no … not again!!

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:39:36 +0000

After finding vulnerabilities in Java 7 Update 10, an Update 11 was released as an emergency security update for blocking zero-day exploit exploited by cybercriminals for infecting computers with malware. Now, we learn from a news that new sandbox bypass vulnerabilities have been found in the latest Java update – Java 7 Update 11. Adam Gowdiak […]

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Update to patch Oracle Java 7 Security Manager Bypass Vulnerability released

SusannahLindsay@TWCN — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:01:10 +0000

Loopholes found in Java are often used as a source of exploit to compromise your computer. Recently, after discovering a vulnerability in the latest Java update, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued the following vulnerability note: Java 7 Update 10 and earlier versions of Java 7 contain a vulnerability that can allow a […]

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