On January 25 th 2003, the Slammer worm exploited a vulnerability in SQL Server 2000, to execute a buffer overflow attack, affecting customers of Microsoft’s relational database management system.

Noah Braasch, a 2023 Presidential Scholar, is graduating from Western with bachelor’s degrees in both computer engineering and Japanese. Braasch went snowboarding in the mountains of Nagano, Japan, ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted quarterback Will Howard in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This was before it became known that 41-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers would be joining the ...

We live on a celestial body that’s soaked with rarities and surprises. In this day and age, though, one example may especially be hard to wrap your head around, so I’ll give you a second to process it ...

Computer vision projects rarely go exactly as planned, and this one was no exception. The idea was simple: Build a model that could look at a photo of a laptop and identify any physical damage — ...

The Department of Justice has issued a call for evidence as it examines the role of computer evidence in the criminal justice system to prevent another Post Office scandal. Computer evidence was used ...

Thomas Eugene Kurtz, a pioneer in computer science whose vision of accessible computing transformed education and technology, passed away on 12 November at the age of 96. Kurtz’s enduring ...

Despite beating revenue estimates in Q1, SMCI faces significant regulatory concerns, including auditor Ernst & Young's resignation, previous SEC charges, and potential Nasdaq delisting. A 35.5% margin ...

Northwestern Engineering's Nivedita Arora, shared lessons learned from her six-year journey earning a PhD in computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Arora discussed the ups and downs, ...

Super Micro Computer faces scrutiny from Hindenburg Research, leading to stock dip, while maintaining a near-50% year-to-date gain. Cash flow history and growth prospects suggest SMCI's stock is, at ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...