When Java 8 ships on March 18, it will come equipped with a new JavaScript engine codenamed Nashorn. Created by Oracle, Nashorn enables Java developers to embed JavaScript in their applications and ...

In 1996 when no one believed in Apple and AOL was voted most likely to succeed, Netscape took its shiny, new JavaScript language from the browser and stuck it in the Netscape Enterprise HTTP server.

There is a lot of noise around saying – uninstall or disable Java – as it is vulnerable. Studying the topic, I found almost all versions have gone through similar exploits in the past. Sun, and later, ...