Java Runtime Environment (JRE) provides the minimum needed to run Java applications or applets, which are deployed by Web sites and launch from within the browser. The flaws, said Sun, are due to ...

Sun Microsystems issued a patch Tuesday to address seven "highly critical" flaws in its Java Runtime Environment that could allow a malicious attacker to gain remote control over a user's system. The ...

Microsoft released an advisory Wednesday night warning all users of its Windows operating system of two new critical flaws that could allow a malicious attacker to take control of a victim's PC. The ...

Sun Microsystems issued alerts this week about vulnerabilities in its Java platform that security researchers describe as critical that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on targeted ...

(Oracle also released an update for Standard Edition 6, although initial reports have been that the exploits worked only against SE 7) Click to expand... From http ...

They aren't standards yet, but these efforts will pay off in embedded Java for safety- and mission-critical applications. Under the auspices of the Open Group, Java is taking a turn for the ...