why did so many sites go down — and what is a CDN, anyway?
- Written by Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University
ShutterstockIf you were having difficulty accessing your favourite website on Tuesday evening Australian time, you’re not alone. A jaw-dropping number of major websites around the globe suddenly became unavailable with no immediately obvious explanation — before reappearing an hour later.
It’s disconcerting when the sites we rely...





