(THE CONVERSATION) When millions of people suddenly couldn’t load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren’t actually down ...

Each time you open a browser and type in a web address, there’s a hidden hand sending all the information to your PC to render the page as it should. Those middle-men of your newly loaded webpage are ...

Today, half of America’s internet shut down when hackers unleashed a large distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the servers of Dyn, a major DNS host. It’s still unclear exactly who carried ...

This article is for beginners, who have recently get started with the computer and the Internet. If you already know what a DNS server is and how does it work, then please skip this guide because it ...

DNS underpins all important services that run over the internet, including the World Wide Web, email, messaging and more. In some cases, you can tell that a service relies on DNS because the addresses ...

As a small business owner, Liz understands the unique challenges entrepreneurs face. Well-versed in the digital landscape, she combines real-world experience in website design, building e-commerce ...

Question: What exactly is DNS hijacking and how do I avoid it? Answer: Malicious actors on the Internet have spent countless hours testing various ways to compromise users and the use of DNS hijacking ...

The shift to zero trust will require agencies to encrypt Domain Name System traffic, but they should also be working to defend against other DNS-related cyberattacks. The Office of Management and ...

DNS server isn't responding,' 'DNS lookup failed,' 'NXDOMAIN' and 'DNS resolution timeout' are just some of the possible ways your browser or internet-enabled device tells you there is a DNS failure.