Direct navigation -- the act of visiting a website by manually typing a domain name in a web browser -- has never been riskier: A new study finds the vast majority of "parked" domains -- mostly expired or dormant domain names, or common misspellings of popular websites -- are now configured to redirect visitors to sites that foist scams and malware.
Operational impact: Security teams must prioritize updating their AI-powered security tools with the latest threat intelligence and retraining datasets to effectively identify and block redirects from parked domains. Automated incident response systems should be configured to quarantine potentially compromised systems and notify users who may have been exposed to malicious content, reducing the manual effort needed for remediation.