Java Plug-in is essential for running applets in Firefox because the browser doesn’t provide a JRE—including a JVM—of its own. Because this article presents applets that demonstrate different Java ...

First, the bad news. Once again, Mac users are at risk due to a flaw in Java, similar to the one that enabled the Flashback Trojan. Even worse, there isn’t (yet) a patch to fix that vulnerability. But ...