Bots

The Unseen Battle: How Bots and Automation Threaten the Web
New research from F5 Labs examined over 200 billion web and API traffic requests from businesses with bot controls in place ...
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How Imperva Protects the Arts Industry from Ticketing Abuse by Carding Bots
The ticketing industry is under constant threat from malicious bots, with bad actors targeting these platforms for financial gain. Bots accounted for 31.1% of all traffic to entertainment platforms in 2024, with ...

Enhancing Mobile App API Security: Closing Gaps with a Robust SDK
George McGregor | | API security, API Security - Analysis, News and Insights, Bots, mobile app security, SDK, WAAP, waf
The large app sec vendors are only now starting to recognize the mobile gap in their portfolio - that an SDK in mobile apps is needed to eliminate the growing mobile ...

Streamlining the Defense Against Mobile App Bots
George McGregor | | API Security - Analysis, News and Insights, Bots, Mobile API Security, mobile app security
Let’s talk about bots. And be a little provocative. A review of bot solutions (see previous blog) reveals a common assumption that I think is misleading: Namely that separating good from bad ...

A European Summer of Sports is Upon Us – What Does it Mean for Security?
The recent Champions League final in London (congratulations, Real Madrid!) marked the opening shot to a hot European summer of major sporting events. We now approach the highly anticipated UEFA EURO 2024 ...

Why Bot Management Should Be a Crucial Element of Your Marketing Strategy
Marketing teams need a comprehensive bot management solution to address the challenges posed by bot traffic and protect marketing analytics. Bot management is designed to protect marketing efforts from bot-generated invalid traffic ...
Five Key Takeaways from the 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report
Erez Hasson | | advanced bot protection, Application Security, bad bots, Bots, Consumer Security, imperva
Bad bots continue to affect consumers and organizations across all sectors. For over eleven years, Imperva has been dedicated to helping organizations manage and mitigate the threat of bad bots. We’ve published ...

From ChatBot To SpyBot: ChatGPT Post Exploitation
In the second installment of our blog post series on ChatGPT, we delve deeper into the security implications that come with the integration of AI into our daily routines. Building on the ...

The New York Times vs. OpenAI: A Turning Point for Web Scraping?
In a recent blog, we covered the blurry lines of legality surrounding web scraping and how the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) further complicates the matter. Shortly ...

The Battle of the Bots: Safeguarding Identity in the Age of AI
In the age of generative AI, identity is being exploited by attackers as a weakness in the security perimeter. Here's what to do ...
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