The Average Malicious Website Exists for Less Than 10 Minutes

Google announced a real-time Safe Browsing enhancement for Chrome that checks sites against server-side lists to block threats immediately, addressing the finding that the average malicious site lasts less than 10 minutes and improving phishing protection by an estimated 25%. The update highlights the limitations of 30–60 minute client-side list refreshes and underscores the continuing need for user security awareness training to reduce risk.