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What is Domain Name System? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web

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. The problem was ...

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 ...
TMCnet

Domain Name System (DNS) Firewall Market to Reach USD 5.51 billion by 2032, Growing At An 15% CAGR - Credence Research

Firewall market was valued at USD 1.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 5.51 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR ...

Microsoft shares Windows 10 extended security updates requirements and activation IDs

Microsoft has shared details regarding system requirements for enrolling in the ESU program. Alongside that activation IDs have also been shared.
Bleeping Computer

Malicious crypto-stealing VSCode extensions resurface on OpenVSX

A threat actor called TigerJack is constantly targeting developers with malicious extensions published on Microsoft's Visual Code (VSCode) marketplace and OpenVSX registry to steal cryptocurrency and ...
The Motley Fool

Here's What the Average Social Security Check Will Be for All 68 Million Beneficiaries in 2026

The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is expected to be 2.7%. After the increase, the average beneficiary should get about $1,915. Americans are getting a raise on their Social Security benefits in ...
New York Post

I’ve used SimpliSafe for 5 years — here’s what I’ve learned after living with it

I’ve tested a lot of stuff in my time – TVs, Christmas trees, vacuums designed for ease – but few things have stuck around like my SimpliSafe home security system. Halloween consistently brings a jump ...
NBC Connecticut

Is the Oct. 15 tax extension deadline impacted by the government shutdown? What to know

If you asked the IRS for six more months to work on your 2024 tax return, you’re about to run out of time. And while most IRS operations are closed and nearly half of its workforce furloughed due to ...
Accounting Today

Why exfiltration prevention is now a compliance imperative for accounting firms

Ask any accountant, and they will tell you that protecting client data is a vital part of their job, and with good reason. Accounting firms are entrusted with some of the most valuable information ...
The Motley Fool

The 2026 Social Security COLA Announcement Appears to Have a New Date. Here's What You Need to Know

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now ...
CSOonline

TigerJack’s malicious VSCode extensions mine, steal, and stay hidden

The coordinated campaign abuses Visual Studio Code and OpenVSX extensions to steal code, mine cryptocurrency, and maintain remote control, all while posing as legitimate developer tools. In a new ...