Apple has made Java for OS X 10.7 Lion available as a downloadable installation, or like Rosetta as an optional installation whenever you launch an application that requires it. Topher Kessler ...

Apple on Friday shipped an update to Java 6 for Mac users running OS X Snow Leopard, matching Oracle’s cadence for Java 7, which was patched the same day. Customers running OS X Lion or OS X Mountain ...

Java used to be deeply embedded in OS X, but in recent versions of the OS it's an optional install. Here is how to check to see if it is installed, and how to disable or remove it. Topher Kessler ...

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 ...

Oracle has announced that it will be releasing and updating Java for OS X direct to users, avoiding the kind of delay in patching critical vulnerabilities that may have led to the Flashback malware ...

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 ...

Apple's Mac OS X is vulnerable to a security flaw in Java that was originally publically disclosed almost six months ago, a security researcher has warned. The flaw affects a number of platforms ...

Another factor that has made the Mac vulnerable to malware like Flashback was the fact that Apple’s versions of Java — it has traditionally created its own plugins rather than rely directly on Oracle ...