Java falls victim to its own popularity

The number of attacks using Java exploits from September 2012 to August 2013 amounted to 14,1-million – one-third more than in the same period in 2011 to 2012, according to the Kaspersky Lab study Java under Attack – the Evolution of Exploits in 2012-2013. Exploits...

Oracle, Curriki boost Java curriculum

The Oracle Academy and Curriki are working together to make the Oracle Academy’s “Getting Started with Java Using Alice” curriculum widely available to secondary school teachers and students.  Java is one of the world’s most popular computing platforms. It is used by...

Oracle announces NetBeans IDE 7.3

Oracle has announced the general availability of NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 7.3. NetBeans IDE 7.3 features advanced HTML5, JavaScript and CSS development capabilities, for faster and easier rich Web and mobile application development. The new...

Oracle releases fix for Java

Oracle has released an upgrade to Java SE 7 that addresses some of the security concerns aired last week. An advisory on the company’s Web site urges users to download the Java SE 7u11 upgrade. “This release includes important security fixes,” it reads. “Oracle...

Java vulnerability under attack

Users are being advised to disable Java in their Web browsers following the discovery of a new vulnerability that could leave them open to attack. The US Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) warns that a vulnerability in Oracle...