Bot attack volumes growing 41% year over year, human-initiated attacks down 29%
Bot attack volumes grew 41% year over year with human-initiated attacks falling 29%, according to a report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The report confirms earlier trend …
39% of all internet traffic is from bad bots
Automated traffic takes up 64% of internet traffic – and whilst just 25% of automated traffic was made up by good bots, such as search engine crawlers and social network bots, …
Unwanted bot traffic costs businesses $250 million a year
Netacea announced results from a report that reveals the high price that businesses pay because of unwanted bot traffic. According to survey respondents, automated bots …
Turning the tide on surging account takeovers in the media industry
Account takeovers (ATOs) are on the rise, fueled by the widespread use of automated bots. The media industry, which includes social networks, content streaming, gambling, …
What is plaguing digital identities?
Auth0 launched a report which highlights key areas of concern for security professionals responsible for managing digital identities, including the exponential rise of …
Top application security challenges: Bad bots, broken APIs, and supply chain attacks
Vanson Bourne surveyed 750 application security decision makers responsible for their organization’s application development and security to get their perspectives on data …
90% of security leaders view bot management as a top priority
HUMAN published a research into security leaders’ perceptions of and responses to sophisticated bot attacks. The research, which was conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group …
Bad bot traffic reaching an all-time high over the past year
In 2020, Imperva saw the highest percentage of bad bot traffic (25.6%) since 2014, while traffic from humans fell by 5.7%. More than 40% of all web traffic requests originated …
Want to get around a CAPTCHA? That’ll be 0.00094c, please
Shopping or booking an appointment online can seem increasingly like busywork. Please prove that you’re not a bot: select all the photos that show traffic lights. Do some …
How do I select a bot protection solution for my business?
A recent research revealed that 25% of internet traffic consists of bots, meaning almost every human interacting online has its bot equivalent. Bots are generally used to …
372% increase in healthcare bot traffic could tamper with booking vaccine dates
Nations around the world are racing to acquire COVID-19 vaccines and assemble digital infrastructure and web applications to enable appointment booking. As they do this, …
Proliferation of sneakerbots across industries: The long tail of DIY bot operators
Many people’s first exposure to bots came from so-called sneakerbots. Sneakerbots are used to scan websites for inventory and automatically complete the checkout process. …