Why do we call programming errors ‘Bugs’? Apparently we call them bugs because Grace Hopper found the first computer “bug”: a moth stuck between the relays on the Harvard Mark II on ...

Integer overflows are one of the most common bugs in computer programs -- not only causing programs to crash but, even worse, potentially offering points of attack for malicious hackers. Computer ...

Learn what a computer bug is and how to check for them with this KS1 primary computing guide from BBC Bitesize for years 1 and 2.

The world’s first computer program was written by Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician, in 1843 (an auspicious date for other reasons too). It was for a computer that did not exist. She was ...

AI research company OpenAI announced today the launch of a new bug bounty program to allow registered security researchers to discover vulnerabilities in its product ...

Right now, security professionals are scrambling to fix a security flaw some are calling Shellshock. It’s a major vulnerability related to Bash, a computer program that’s installed on millions ...

A bug bounty program is aimed at security researchers and ethical hackers, who are welcome to find vulnerabilities within computer programs or websites in exchange for a reward. When one of these ...

Philippine authorities on Friday said they will investigate a group of computer programmers after one of its members admitted he may have accidentally produced the "Love Bug" virus. Carlos Caabay ...

Still, even though we made it through this time, that 2012 incident wasn't the first major bug, and it won't be the last. Flash back to 1944, when this whole "computer" thing was pretty new.