The update, Java for OS X Lion 2012-001 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7, sews up an extremely serious security vulnerability (CVE-2012-0507) that miscreants recently rolled into automated exploit ...

Java is probably one of the most important bits of software your computer runs. It allows you to use everything from certain websites to certain online applications. If your Java is out of date, it ...

Apple's latest release of Java SE 6 for Mac OS X marks the end of the company's efforts to maintain Java releases for the Mac platform itself. Yesterday, the company released "Java for Mac OS X 10.6 ...

With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, and Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software patches, it’s time to revisit the question of whether Java can be used ...

Apple has said that its working on a tool to end the notorious Flashback botnet once and for all, but there’s still the remotest chance you could get infected. Keep in mind that only around 600,000 ...

When Apple said last month that it was deprecating its version of the Java runtime, some worried about Java’s future on Mac OS X. Worry no more: Apple has announced that it’s partnering with Oracle to ...

Hot on the heels of other recent updates Apple has released updates for Java on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 and Snow Leopard 10.6. The updates improve compatibility, security, and reliability. Java for Mac ...

Altogether, Apple released Java Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2, addressing multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which allow a maliciously crafted Java applet to be ...

"Apple will find itself eating a big piece of humble pie," says Enterprise Strategy Group's Jon Oltsik on the newly revealed security hole for Apple users. Last week, security researcher Landon Fuller ...