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 ...

Virtual machines running the open-source QEMU hypervisor contain a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to move between virtual machines and attack the host. The bug, known as VENOM (Virtualized ...

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 ...

A serious security flaw has been discovered in a ubiquitous utility program present on a wide variety of important computer systems, including many Unix-based servers and Macintosh desktop ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- Internet security experts are warning a new programming flaw known as the "Bash Bug" may pose a serious threat to millions of computers and other devices such as home Internet routers ...