Bots stories

In a new article, Shira Itzhaki from Forter examines the dual role of bots in eCommerce, highlighting the challenge of distinguishing harmful from helpful bots.

SailPoint Technologies has launched Machine Identity Security to help businesses manage machine identities effectively amid growing security concerns.

A survey reveals critical security gaps in managing non-human identities, with only 15% of organisations confident in their NHI security measures.

New research shows a rise in malicious bot activity within the travel sectoe, with just 51.1% of traffic generated by humans.

Akamai's latest report reveals that 42% of web traffic is bot-driven, with 65% of these bots malicious, heavily impacting the eCommerce sector.

Fastly's global edge cloud platform adds a Bot Management solution to its Managed Security Service, presenting an avant-garde 30-minute time-to-notify SLA.

In the cyber-threat landscape, e-commerce businesses constantly juggle between providing a fast, seamless user experience and robust security measures, with threats ranging from bot attacks to DDoS assaults.

Australian businesses are urged to use AI technology to combat increased ransomware attacks, bolstered by a rise in AI-powered cyber criminality.

Fastly has launched its Bot Management system, a cybersecurity advancement aimed at thwarting bot-triggered online fraud and abuses.

While attackers leverage AI for phishing and automated attacks, it also bolsters defenders' toolkit with enhanced threat detection, email security, training, response, and application security.

94% of senior UK finance professionals consider AI-driven market manipulation an impending threat, as bots harbour potential to covertly disrupt trading, cites a study by eflow Global.

Barracuda Networks proposes sturdy measures against escalating Australian credential stuffing scams, affecting around 20,000 consumers, with increased bot-assisted logins and poor password hygiene.

Whatever the goal of the attackers, e-tailers must remain one step ahead in detecting and stopping attackers from compromising their APIs.

Cybercriminals utilised new tactics across wider timeframes to launch complex attacks on online retailers during the 2023 holiday season.

UiPath releases innovative Business Automation Platform featuring AI capabilities, set to boost productivity through automation.

APIs are designed to connect and share data with other applications – and it can be easy to underestimate just how exposed that data is.

Generative AI tools in the wrong hands are a serious threat, which is why their use must be regulated properly.

Barracuda's new report finds that nearly half of all internet traffic is created by bots, with 30% of this from harmful bots.

Cloudflare has announced that IBM Cloud Internet Services, powered by Cloudflare, has expanded its offering to include Cloudflare Bot Management.

The demand for RPA technology has increased significantly in recent years and is anticipated to do so for some time to come.