After inconspicuously lurking within Web sites' code for more than a decade, JavaScript has emerged to become a key battleground in a second era of Web browser wars.

But, whichever browser you use, be aware that running JavaScript can be the point of entry for intrusive and infectious malware. Use caution before deciding to allow it on any site that you visit.

While the race to make the fastest browser JavaScript engine continues at a heated pace, Microsoft senior product manager Pete LePage reminded the audience at Microsoft TechEd, held in New Orleans ...

Researchers find 245 extensions installed on nearly a million devices The extensions could turn devices into web scraping bots for a commercial service Researchers warned about major security ...

Google: Dart will rescue browsers from JavaScript The programming language for Web sites and Web apps is less complex and therefore easier to develop, Chrome programmers argue at Google I/O.

TikTok's custom in-app browser on iOS reportedly injects JavaScript code into external websites that allows TikTok to monitor "all keyboard ...

Alternately, browsers such as Google Chrome and plugins like NoScript allow you to selectively enable JavaScript for white-listed sites.

PyScript lets you run Python scripts right in the browser, side by side with JavaScript, with two-way interaction between your code and the web page.

JavaScript is a double-edged sword: It adds lots of useful features to your favorite websites, such as interactive maps, loading images in the background, refreshing content on a site without ...

Browser JSGuard add-on from C-DAC India, for Chrome, Edge & Firefox browsers, helps protect browsers from malicious HTML & JavaScript attacks.