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Is .cy safe? The state of .cy domain security — Cyprus
.cy is safer than the internet average. Across 19,101 graded .cy domains, 51.9% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 4.4% earn a B or better. Most .cy domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
In the .cy zone — covering Cyprus — 45.3% of 16,247 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. Only 0.4% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
Note: .cy is used as a proxy for Cyprus based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .cy domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .cy domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 12 | 0.1% |
| A | 72 | 0.4% |
| B | 757 | 4% |
| C | 2,782 | 14.6% |
| D | 5,560 | 29.1% |
| F | 9,918 | 51.9% |
Does .cy 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 .cy doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .cy domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .cy safe?
On average, .cy is safer than the internet average: 51.9% of its 19,101 graded domains score an F as of 2026-08-16, against a 78.3% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .cy domains?
48.1% of .cy domains score above an F and 4.4% 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 .cy 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 .cy too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .cy 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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