Java 8 Update 91

If you visit the main Java page and click the Free Java Download button, it will give you Java 8 Update 91. That version was just released, along with Java 8 Update 92. The difference? Both address nine security vulnerabilities – and over 60 bugs in total – in versions earlier than 8u91, but 8u92 adds a few uninteresting enhancements.

This is Java we’re talking about here; since it’s still a popular target for malicious activity, if you use a browser with Java enabled, you should update the Java plugin right away. It’s also a good idea to configure the plugin as ‘click-to-play’. It’s an even better idea to disable it completely, if that’s an option for you.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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