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Is .work safe? The state of .work domain security
.work is riskier than the internet average. Across 211,252 graded .work domains, 82.7% score an F — worse than the 73.8% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.4% earn a B or better. Most .work domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
How do .work domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .work domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 59 | 0% |
| A | 317 | 0.2% |
| B | 2,680 | 1.3% |
| C | 10,013 | 4.7% |
| D | 23,580 | 11.2% |
| F | 174,603 | 82.7% |
Does .work make a domain secure?
No — and that's the most important thing to know. A domain's grade is decided by how it is configured (SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS), not by its ending. Choosing .work doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .work domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .work safe?
On average, .work is riskier than the internet average: 82.7% of its 211,252 graded domains score an F as of 2026-07-29, against a 73.8% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .work domains?
17.3% of .work domains score above an F and 1.4% earn a B or better. The rest fail the basic externally observable protections, most importantly enforced SPF and DMARC, so they can be impersonated in email.
Does choosing .work make my domain secure?
No. A domain's grade comes from how it is configured — SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS — not from its ending. A well-configured domain earns an A on any ending; an unconfigured one sits at F on .work too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .work domain?
It fails the basic protections we can observe from outside — above all, it has no enforced SPF and DMARC, so its email can be forged and its customers targeted with convincing fakes.
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