The recent Flashback Trojan exposed a problem that OS X has with Java—specifically, that the development of Java on the Mac hasn’t kept pace with the Java for Windows or Linux. Flashback uses an ...

A new version of the infamous Koobface worm designed to attack Mac OS X computers is spreading through Facebook and other social networking sites, security experts warn. Security software maker Intego ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. A new and serious vulnerability found in the Java platform that is ...

Oracle released Java SE 7 Update 4 this week, which finally gives Mac owners the means to receive critical Java security patches at the same time they're available for users of Windows and Linux ...

Apple released a small Java update for OS X users this Wednesday. The update effectively removed the Java applet plug-in that typically comes pre-installed in all web browsers on the Mac. Why? Well, ...

Oracle's recent release of the Java Platform Standard Edition 7 Update 6 (Java SE 7 U6) is available on Mac OS X -- that includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK).

Apple on Tuesday released a new update for iTunes, marking the second in less than a week, as well as new security updates for Java for Mac OS X. iTunes 10.2.1 is now available for download for both ...

Mac OS 9’s Software Update control panel software notes that there’s a new version of Mac OS Runtime for Java in distribution. The new version, 2.2.5, can be downloaded and installed through the ...

On Wednesday, Apple released a Mac update for Lion and Mountain Lion that strips all Mac browsers of the Java plugin, another move in the company's effort to distance itself from Oracle's Java ...

Symantec has discovered a new form of Java malware that infects both Apple and Windows machines, according to research posted on the company’s Security Response blog. Symantec has discovered a new ...