Detecting bugs in computer programs is an expensive task, and there is no way of measuring their efficacy without knowing exactly how many go unnoticed. To tackle this problem, researchers have ...

Hackers have begun exploiting the newly identified Shellshock computer bug, also known as the "Bash bug," using fast-moving worm viruses to scan for vulnerable systems and then infect them ...

The practice of paying money for vulnerabilities to bolster continues to draw fire from critics. But bug bounty hunter Dave Endler said such criticism comes from researchers who are "living in the ...

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 ...

Q: What is the Bash Bug, and why is it a big deal?A: The bug, also known as “Shellshock,” is in a commonly used piece of system software called Bash. Bash has been around since 1989 and is ...

The Browser Company has introduced an Arc Bug Bounty Program to encourage security researchers to report vulnerabilities to the project and receive rewards.

Be careful what you use to keep your computers bug-free, or it might end up bugging you. All high-end anti-virus programs perform the same basic functions: monitoring the hard drive for suspicious ...

One week after launching a security bug bounty program, the new file-storage and sharing service Mega claims to have fixed seven vulnerabilities, none of which met its highest severity classification.

Google will now pay security researchers to find and report bugs in the latest versions of Google-released open-source software (Google OSS).

Detecting bugs in computer programs is an expensive task, and there is no way of measuring their efficacy without knowing exactly how many go unnoticed. To tackle this problem, researchers have ...