AWS builds a DNS backstop to allow changes when its notoriously flaky US East region wobbles

The cause of major internet outages is often the domain name system (DNS) and/or problems at Amazon Web Services’ US East ...
SFGate

What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

(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 ...
IT News Africa

Is Your Organisation Prepared for the Next Outage Coming?

Bryan Hamman explores why African enterprises are particularly vulnerable and outlines four practical steps organizations can ...
MUO on MSN

What the heck is DNS over HTTPS and why does everyone keep arguing about it?

Instead of broadcasting your Domain Name System requests in plaintext, DNS over HTTPS encrypts your requests so that they're unreadable by outside sources. DoH uses the same encryption standards as ...
TMCnet

EnCirca and DOMA Partner to Bridge DNS and Blockchain: Tokenize Your Domain, Own Your Digital Identity

Domain investors: blockchain-native trading, enhanced liquidity, and clear ownership rights backed by ICANN frameworks. "DOMA's approach lets registrants explore blockchain-based identity and commerce ...

What is Cloudflare and why it has brought down most of your internet

A massive technical failure at Cloudflare, a critical internet infrastructure provider, caused widespread outages for major ...
FinanceFeeds

Base and Optimism’s Top DEXs Suffer DNS Hijack in Repeat Attack Nearly Two Years Later

Aerodrome, the largest decentralized exchange on Base, and Velodrome, the leading DEX on Optimism, suffered a front-end ...