How Does A DNS Server Work & What Does The Abbreviation Stand For?

If you've heard or seen the term DNS or DNS server on your computer, you may be wondering what it means, and how it affects your internet.
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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 ...

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 ...
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DNS DDoS Attacks Explained – And Why Cloud DNS Is The Solution

Every time you load a webpage, send an email, or stream a video, the Domain Name System (DNS) silently performs its critical duty, translating easy-to-read names into complex numerical IP addresses.
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Defending DNS with Infoblox and Protective DNS

For too long, we've treated DNS as a simple utility. It's just a phonebook for the internet, right? Treating it that way is a mistake. Nearly every single ...
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Commentary on the AWS outage: It’s always DNS – unless it isn’t

Following the massive cloud outages at AWS and Azure, DNS was quickly identified as the scapegoat. This is too simplistic, according to Carsten Strotmann.