How to check the Java version on your Mac computer using System Preferences or the Java website

You can check which Java version is on your Mac to see if you have the most up-to-date Java running, or you can check on the ...
CNET

XProtect update blocks unpatched Java versions in OS X

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 ...
Krebs on Security

Java Update: Patch It or Pitch It

Oracle today released a security update for its Java platform that addresses at least 20 vulnerabilities in the software. Collectively, the bugs fixed in this update earned Oracle’s “critical” rating, ...
ZDNet

Microsoft to block outdated Java versions in Internet Explorer

Next week’s Patch Tuesday updates for Windows will include a monumental security fix. An update to Internet Explorer, for installation on PCs running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.x, will ...