The DNS System Hierarchy
Domain Name System (DNS) Hierarchy. Caches, Resolvers, Root, TLD, and Authoritative Name Servers explained for DNS requests.
Twitter’s new label makes it hard to differentiate between legacy and paid verified accounts
Twitter was supposed to ceremoniously remove legacy verification checkmarks on April 1. While it appears to have put those plans on hold for now, the social network has revised the…
Twitter’s new homepage logo is very doge-y
Breaking news: A 51-year-old man has made a joke that reeks of the same sophistication a 13-year-old boy might bring to Reddit. After Twitter’s botched attempt to remove legacy blue…
What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?
Data loss prevention (DLP) is a set of tools and processes used to ensure that sensitive data is not lost, misused, or unauthorized access. DLP software classifies regulated, confidential, and…
What is URL filtering?
URL filtering enables companies to block individual web pages and files to restrict what content their employees can access over company networks. URL filtering restricts what web content users can…
What is DNS Filtering?
DNS filtering defined DNS filtering (or DNS block) describes a cybersecurity measure used to stop internet users from accessing unapproved websites on a server. Organizations use DNS blocking to secure…
What does client-side and server-side mean? | Client-Side vs. Server-Side
Client-side and server-side are web development terms that describe where application code runs. Web developers will also refer to this distinction as the frontend vs. the backend, although client-side/server-side and…
Facebook Is About To Add A Feature Absolutely Nobody Was Asking For
Users are not happy. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook and Instagram will implement the one thing absolutely nobody was calling for paid-for verification on both platforms. “This…
DNS amplification attack
DNS amplification is a DDoS attack that leverages DNS resolvers to overwhelm a victim with traffic. What is a DNS amplification attack? This DDoS attack is a reflection-based volumetric distributed…