Houston Chronicle

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 ...

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 ...
Times Union

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 ...
Yahoo News UK

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 ...