Java Still Not Safe, Security Experts Say Oracle needs to fix holes faster, say some security experts. Leave Java disabled for now, because Oracle's emergency patch is insufficient.

Once again, Oracle's Java software is in the news as a hazard to your Mac or PC.

Here we go again, there is yet another critical security problem with Java. For whatever reason, the latest bug seems to have gotten much more publicity than the many equally serious Java flaws ...

Is Java safe to use? That's the refrain heard after every round of new zero-day vulnerabilities that get spotted in Java, followed days or weeks later by related patches from Oracle. But the ...

All her sources said that the recent problem with Java has been rectified and that Java is once again theoretically safe to use again.

A good working definition of safety-critical Java code is that it issoftware that must be certified according to DO-178B or equivalentguidelines.

Oracle’s Java is the culprit this time, with a security hole that could allow any malicious website to install software without the user’s knowledge.