A common error appeared to cause a major AWS outage, bringing down platforms from Reddit to Snapchat

A Domain Name System error that originated from Amazon's largest and oldest data center took down major sites Monday. The outage has been resolved.
Ars Technica

A root-server at the Internet’s core lost touch with its peers. We still don’t know why.

For more than four days, a server at the very core of the Internet’s domain name system was out of sync with its 12 root server peers due to an unexplained glitch that could have caused stability and ...
Krebs on Security

Don’t Let Your Domain Name Become a “Sitting Duck”

More than a million domain names — including many registered by Fortune 100 firms and brand protection companies — are vulnerable to takeover by cybercriminals thanks to authentication weaknesses at a ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers use DNS tunneling for network scanning, tracking victims

Threat actors are using Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling to track when their targets open phishing emails and click on malicious links, and to scan networks for potential vulnerabilities. DNS ...
Computerworld

Defending your DNS: Best practices for reliable DNS and DHCP

Well-publicized attacks against Domain Name System (DNS) root servers and top-level domains highlight the vulnerability of the DNS infrastructure. Many CIOs are looking for ways to ensure secure, ...