Protect your computer better by keeping Java updated, or eradicate it completely. Yasin Soliman explains.

With the latest security holes coming to light, many are recommending removing Java entirely from your system. If you don't want to go that far, here are some things you can do.

Days after the Department of Homeland Security said computer users should remove the latest versions of its Java software, Oracle Corp. says it has fixed the flaw, in a new update released Monday ...

Alternatively, you could uninstall Java from your system, provided you don’t need it for some particular application or website that’s important to you.

Oracle's newly released Java 7 runtime is relatively painless to install and uninstall.

He doesn't think that it's necessary to uninstall Java to keep your computer secure. Instead, Baumgartner said, we're best off remembering to keep on top of those Java alerts to upgrade.