Personally, one of the main reasons I like to run my own DNS server at home is to protect my privacy. DNS isn't encrypted by ...

In doing a check of our DNS servers recently, I was surprised to find that they would resolve requests that weren’t coming from our network. We have been experiencing some bandwidth congestion issues ...

DNS may be fundamental to the way the Internet works, but it was never designed with security in mind. Here are four ways that attackers are exploiting the Internet's plumbing. The global Domain Name ...

Cloudflare decided to use April Fool’s Day (4/1) to share some news about four 1’s that could help speed your internet browsing. The company announced today that it’s launching a DNS service for ...

DNS servers resolve web address names to IP addresses that your computer can use, but problems with these servers may result in performance issues. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...

When you surf the Internet, you refer to computers and websites by their domain name, such as "google.com." The Internet, however, uses IP addresses to route traffic. Every time you type a domain name ...

DNS (Domain Name System) settings in Windows help your computer translate website names into IP addresses. However, many of us tend to use a third-party DNS, such as Google Public DNS, as it is often ...

You should know the risks when you use your phone to browse the internet on a public network. Turning on Private DNS ensures your queries are encrypted and protected from malicious actors. This guide ...

Collecting and analyzing Passive DNS data can help identify malicious sites and combat phishing and malware; here’s how to get started Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed increasing attacks ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...