Windows and OS X Updates this week

Windows Updates were released on Tuesday. My XP system didn't require a reboot.

Windows 7 SP1 is out, with reports of some troubles. Brian Krebs has a story on it: Before You Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 — Krebs on Security

Apple updated Java a few days ago:

• Apple updates Java
  

  Apple has also released a couple of updates today. Apparently, they are catching up on some Java updates that Oracle released earlier. The updates are for Mac OS X 10.5 update 9 and 10.6 update 4.
  

  References

  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4562

  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4563

For a more user-friendly discussion, read here:

• Apple ships fix for critical Java for Mac vulnerabilities | ZDNet
  

  Apple has released a Java for Mac update to fix multiple security security vulnerabilities, some serious enough to expose Mac OS X users to remote code execution attacks