What about applet security? The recent zero-day security flaw (discovered in Java 7 update 10 and subsequently patched by Oracle) allowed applets to bypass the Java security sandbox, granting ...

Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be presented inside browsers.

Further pushing toward the idea of a plugin-free internet, Apple has issued an update to Java for OS X that removes the Java applet plugin.