May 17, 2021
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Key Takeaways
- DNS providers are essential to the functioning of the Internet - how we find websites
- Not all DNS providers are created equal, but even reputable DNS providers have outages
- The most famous DNS provider outage is Dyn, but more recent outages point to an ongoing trend
- DNS provider outages cause outsize damages, taking significant portions of the Internet offline
- DNS provider outages are not always malicious, even the biggest providers are prone to errors
- There are serious threats facing both DNS providers and the DNS system at large
- Picking a reputable provider and establishing redundancy are the best approaches to mitigate risk