Apple has released Java for OS X 2013-005, which “delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility for Java SE 6”. The update is available in the Mac App Store. Of note, the updates ...

Java applets fuelled Java’s initial growth. The ability to download code over the network and run it on a variety of desktops offering a rich user interaction proved quite compelling. However, Java’s ...

Apple has apparently not addressed a relatively long-standing bug in Java that allows for arbitrary code execution as the current user, which can be dangerous if you are running as administrator. This ...