As part of their ongoing attempt to make the internet a more plugin-free environment, Apple has removed their built-in Java applet from OS X as of the latest update. The patch notes for the most recent update include the item, “This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plugin from all web browsers. To use applets [...]

The folks over at ComputerWorld point our attention to a serious Java zero-day exploit that was recently discovered by Adam Gowdiak, the CEO of a Polish security firm. Apparently this Java exploit can actually be leveraged to hijack a machine with Java and install malware. All modern version of Java are effected by this bug [...]