Internet pioneer Paul Vixie thinks the way many individuals and organizations have configured their internet connections is costing them privacy and time. Vixie helped develop the domain name system, ...

The IETF has standardized DNS over HTTPS (DOH), which encrypts DNS queries so eavesdroppers can’t tell what sites users connect to. Unauthorized interception of DNS traffic provides enough information ...

Every business has an on-line presence, and a domain name server (DNS) is a critical component of that presence. “A DNS is a foundational building block, but if you don’t do it right, you’re building ...

AppMac Software has released xDNS Builder 2.0, a tool to help Mac-based Internet administrators set up and maintain Domain Name Service (DNS) on a Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server-based system. Although ...

A recent high-profile attack on large US-based DNS provider Dyn resulted in website down-time for several of the internet’s most well-known brands, forcing many organisations to consider – perhaps for ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. A broadband ...

A broadband provider's claim of superfast speeds may only be as good as its weakest link, which could be its domain name server software. A report issued Thursday by Nominum, a company that sells ...