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

Amazon Web Services, hosted in data centers like this one in Virginia, supports thousands of websites, apps and online services – but not during its recent DNS outage. Nathan Howard/Getty Images When ...
CBS News

DNS Changer Malware: What To Do If Your Computer Is Infected With Virus

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A computer virus exposed by the FBI last year could affect your access to the Internet starting Monday. Agents arrested the people behind the virus in 2011. The malware was first ...
Boston Herald

Home computers vulnerable to DNS hijacking

Can I get better protection against hackers by switching to an independent internet connection service, such as Google Public DNS, Cloudflare or Quad9? The hacking you refer to redirects your web ...
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What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amazon Web Services, hosted in data centers like this one in Virginia, supports thousands of websites, apps and online services – ...
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What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University (THE CONVERSATION) When millions of people ...