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Is .nyc safe? The state of .nyc domain security
.nyc is riskier than the internet average. Across 58,552 graded .nyc domains, 83.7% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.9% earn a B or better. Most .nyc domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
Of 52,552 graded .nyc domains, 84.3% earn an F — well above the 73.8% internet-wide average. Only 0.1% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
How do .nyc domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .nyc domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 10 | 0% |
| A | 35 | 0.1% |
| B | 1,051 | 1.8% |
| C | 2,853 | 4.9% |
| D | 5,624 | 9.6% |
| F | 48,979 | 83.7% |
Does .nyc 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 .nyc doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .nyc domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .nyc safe?
On average, .nyc is riskier than the internet average: 83.7% of its 58,552 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 .nyc domains?
16.3% of .nyc domains score above an F and 1.9% 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 .nyc 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 .nyc too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .nyc 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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