.com – the riskiest TLD
A couple of weeks ago, NetworkWorld published an article indicating that the .com TLD was the riskiest TLD in terms of containing code that can steal passwords or take advantage of browser vulnerabilities to distribute malware. Here’s an excerpt: Security vendor McAfee analyzed more than 27 million Web sites for its report, "Mapping the Mal Web." Under its scoring method, 31.3% of .com Web sites analyzed are considered risky for malware distribution and attack code. That makes .com the No. 1 riskiest top-level domain (TLD), vaulting it to first place ahead of last year’s winner, Cameroon’s country code top-level domain, .cm. In addition to .com, the top five riskiest TLDs accordng to McAfee are: .info with 30.7% of Web sites presenting security risks, followed by .vn (Vietnam) at 29.4%, .cm (Cameroon) at 22.2% and .am (Armenia) at 12.1%.
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.com – the riskiest TLD
