Wild West Hackin' Fest - Deadwood 2024

Companies or individuals often sit on domains for later use, and can even make a “passive income" off of these unused domains. The monetary incentives of the domain parking system lead to these parked domains becoming littered with malware and potentially putting consumers in danger. This talk is essentially a PSA, and gives an overview of the phenomenon including stakeholder analysis, perverse incentives, and why you might want to reconsider parking your domains.