Users should feel more secure once they update to Java 8 which is the most secure version of Java to date. Most of the enhancements and updates in Java 8 are related to the programming language. Recently Java has been a victim of quite a few vulnerabilities but Oracle has bounced back by releasing security updates to the language and the runtime environment regularly.
It powers mobile devices as well as gives dynamic functionality to websites.
Java is a popular language which is used for a wide variety of purposes. Here is another post about offline installers of Java 8 which has recently been released.
