Java’s browser plugin, the software attackers just love to exploit, is going away. Oracle, who owns Java, is retiring the plugin a year from now in their next SDK update.

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's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...

Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge have all either killed support for plugins, or announced that they’re going to do so in the near future, leaving no room to support the Java plugin.

That's bound to change pretty quickly now that the browser plugin switch has been thrown, although it's also going to make users who don't need Java somewhat more secure.

Good news: Oracle says the next major version of its Java software will no longer plug directly into the user's web browser. This long overdue step should cut down dramatically on the number of ...