· 1960 – 1965 – Paul Baran working at RAND developed idea of packet switching and computerized “distributed networks” using “a rapid store and forward system” nicknamed “hot potato routing” and wrote ...

Why it matters: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a non-profit entity that oversees the Domain Name System (DNS) and develops policies for new generic top-level ...

Domain Name System (DNS) servers translate human readable host or domain names to numeric IP addresses. Drexel IT Networking manages domain name servers used by the university. At start-up time, most ...

What Is DNS, Anyway? Simply put, Domain Name System (DNS) is the phone book of the internet. It’s the system that converts website domain names (hostnames) into numerical values (IP address) so they ...

The domain name system in New Zealand is undergoing one of the most radical changes to the way it is managed since its inception. InternetNZ, formerly the Internet Society of New Zealand (ISOCNZ), is ...

When using the Internet most people connect to web sites, ftp servers or other Internet servers by connecting to a domain name, as in www.bleepingcomputer.com. Internet applications, though, do not ...

One of the consequences of the separation of Serbia and Montenegro is the overhaul of the domain name system in the two countries. Vesna Gakovic and Kathryn Szymczyk explain why the new rules are more ...

Threat actors are using Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling to track when their targets open phishing emails and click on malicious links, and to scan networks for potential vulnerabilities. DNS ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When a developer tests web-based applications, it’s common practice to spoof your computer to ...