A DNS server – short for Domain Name System server – converts web addresses into IP addresses. Without a DNS server, you won't be able to connect to any websites. If you're having issues with your ...

Unencrypted DNS can expose your browsing activity, but Android's Private DNS helps keep it private. Here's how to enable it.

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Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy. Read now Here's how it works: First, DNS is the internet's ...

You might read that title and ask, “Who needs a new DNS server?” On the other hand, you also might read it and wonder, “What’s a DNS server?” There are a lot of DNS servers out there. There’s BIND, of ...

Thousands of real websites are hijacked by cybercriminals using DNS to invisibly redirect and infect victims.

If you want to be a sysadmin or network administrator of any kind, there’s a fundamental technology you really need to understand—DNS, the Domain Name System. There was a time when a sysadmin with no ...

Since its inception, one of the toughest challenges NS1 has faced is the simple fact that DNS is a mature market category with venerable and well-established incumbents. When Kris Beevers and his two ...

Hackers are stashing malware in a place that’s largely out of the reach of most defenses—inside domain name system (DNS) records that map domain names to their corresponding numerical IP addresses.