Oracle Corp. today released an update for its Java SE software that fixes at least 42 security flaws in the widely-installed program and associated browser plugin. The Java update also introduces new ...

Microsoft has decided is enough is enough: Java-based malware sees no end and it's time to do something about it. The software giant points to two type-confusion vulnerabilities (CVE-2012-0507 and CVE ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

In an earlier article I outlined how running Java can increase the opportunities for malicious hackers to compromise your computer. There are several ways to protect yourself from these types of ...

Apple has released updated versions of Java for OS X, following a prominent hacking of Apple employees' Macs, plus the remote blocking of the Java plugin due to security vulnerabilities. This is the ...

The latest updates, Java 7 update 17 and Java 6 update 43, addressed CVE-2013-1493 and a related vulnerability (CVE-2013-0809), Oracle said in its security advisory released Monday. Both ...

If you still need Java 6 for Web applets after installing Apple's latest updates, there is a way to restore it and override Apple's preference for the use of Oracle's Java 7. Topher, an avid Mac user ...

Things have been pretty quiet on the Java front since those difficult days of rolling upgrades to the troubled platform. This week, Oracle released an array of updates to Java, but it's not exactly ...

Two months after Java 6 update 10 was released, Sun has just released update 11. For many users the new version will automatically be detected and installed, but you can always get it from the Sun ...

Following the hack on a small number of Apple corporate Macs, Apple has released a Java security patch to end users. Java for OS X 2013-001 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility ...