Since 2010, Juliana has been a professional writer in the technology and small business worlds. She has both journalism and copywriting experience and is exceptional at distilling complex concepts ...

QUESTION: A friend told me I should change my DNS settings from what my ISP provides for faster speeds and better security. Is this true? ANSWER: DNS, which stands for Domain Name Service, is a vital ...

The internet is full of TLAs. Oh, sorry, that's "three-letter acronyms," and as you'll know, there are more than you could care to remember. But there is one that I think you should be paying ...

(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 ...

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.

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

My older kid was trying to apply for college at a university in Florida. Perversely, its website refused to appear. He tried Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on his Mac and Safari on his iPhone. Only his ...

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A recent report from Palo Alto Networks’s Unit 42 exposes the persistent and evolving threat of DNS hijacking, a stealthy tactic cybercriminals use to reroute internet traffic. By leveraging passive ...

However, it does not offer any site-blocking. While Google Public DNS doesn’t offer the best privacy of other DNS servers, it is still generally better than the DNS server you are provided by your ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University (THE CONVERSATION) When millions of people ...