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.

A basic explanation of what computer bugs are, describing them as mistakes in a computer program. A cartoon mouse and a robot demonstrate what computer bugs are. The robot does not follow the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.