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description: Detect and score risky browsing behavior by integrating Cloudflare Gateway DNS signals into User Risk Scoring.
title: User risk scoring for high risk browsing activity
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April 8, 2026

## User risk scoring for high risk browsing activity

[Risk Score](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/team-and-resources/users/risk-score/)

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Cloudflare One's **User Risk Scoring** now incorporates direct signals from **Gateway DNS traffic patterns**. This update allows security teams to automatically elevate a user's risk score when they visit high-risk or malicious domains, providing a more holistic view of internal threats.

#### Why this matters

Browsing activity is a primary indicator of potential compromise. By tying Gateway DNS logs to specific users, administrators can now flag individuals interacting with:

- **Security threats**: Domains associated with malware, phishing, or command-and-control (C2) centers.
- **High-risk content**: Categories such as questionable content or violence that may violate corporate compliance.

Even if a Gateway policy is set to **Block** the traffic, the interaction is still captured as a "hit" to ensure the user's risk profile reflects the attempted activity.

#### New risk behaviors

Two new behaviors are now available in the dashboard:

- **Suspicious Security Domain Visited**: Triggers when a user visits a domain in the security threats or security risk categories.
- **High risk domain visited**: Triggers when a user visits domains categorized as questionable content, violence, or CIPA.

To learn more and get started, refer to the [User Risk Scoring documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/team-and-resources/users/risk-score/).

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