Apple has recently released a couple of Java updates for OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 that bring its in-house supported Java runtime (Java SE 6) up to the latest version issued by Oracle. The update ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link 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 ...

Disabling Java in OS X requires doing so for each user account; however, even terminal commands for doing this may be a bit impractical to use as a substitute. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 ...

Researcher Adam Gowdiak, founder and CEO of Security Explorations, has revealed that the security settings in the current version of Java can simply be ignored. The Java Control Panel has a slider ...

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 ...

The biggest issue is that Oracle didn’t patch all the known problems with Java. As a result, even these latest and greatest editions of Java remain vulnerable to a known critical flaw. A couple ...