Posts Tagged ‘domain-name’

What is DNS, and its Working? ~ PcPrompt

A key component of the Internet and how it works revolves around the Domain Name System, otherwise known as DNS . The underlying technology behind the Internet , is that when a computer needs to talk to another …

Hacker Group Threatens to Bring Down Entire Internet March 31 …

(Agoura Hills, C.A.) Members of the loosely knit black-hat hacker group “Anonymous“ have threatened to bring down a substantial portion of the entire Internet by attacking the domain name system ( DNS ) on March 31, 2012, …

Free Tool to Encrypt DNS Requests Released for Windows | Tech 4 …

The tool encrypts DNS lookups sent between a person's computer and OpenDNS, which provides a free lookup service. DNS requests are an essential part of the Internet , translating a domain name into an IP address that can …