Apple's latest Java update requires you periodically enable the Java plug-in manually. Here is how this works in OS X.

Although Java initially was hailed in the mid-1990s as a way to run client-side applets, the platform instead became known for its server-side capabilities.

If you do need it, unplug it from the browser unless and until you need it. Java 7 lets users disable Java content in web browsers through the Java control panel applet.

Browser vendors are moving away from plug-ins. Now Oracle is encouraging developers to migrate Java Applets to the plug-in free Java Web Start technology With browser plug-ins going the way of the ...

Oracle on Monday announced the release of Java 7 Update 17 to address two separate vulnerabilities, one of which was being exploited in the wild. On Tuesday, the US government has offered advice on ...

A Java update for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 sets Java applets to not run automatically on all browsers, expanding a feature that was first introduced to Safari in April.