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Malicious bots disrupt travel sector, causing financial strain
Application Security

Malicious bots disrupt travel sector, causing financial strain

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

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jul 2024
Akamai report: 42% of web traffic driven by bots, 65% malicious
Endpoint Protection

Akamai report: 42% of web traffic driven by bots, 65% malicious

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

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jun 2024
Fastly enhances Managed Security Service with bot management
Edge Computing

Fastly enhances Managed Security Service with bot management

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.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Wed, 8th May 2024
Why eCommerce security is a balancing act between speed and protection
Customer Experience

Why eCommerce security is a balancing act between speed and protection

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

By John Agger • 4 min read • Mon, 6th May 2024
Fastly introduces Bot Management to combat online fraud
Application Security

Fastly introduces Bot Management to combat online fraud

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

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
Risky AI & bots manipulate markets, warn UK finance professionals
Risk & Compliance

Risky AI & bots manipulate markets, warn UK finance professionals

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.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2024
Christmas marked by sophisticated cyberattacks on retailers
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Christmas marked by sophisticated cyberattacks on retailers

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

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jan 2024
UiPath unveils transformative Business Automation Platform with AI capabilities
Software-as-a-Service

UiPath unveils transformative Business Automation Platform with AI capabilities

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

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Nov 2023
Bad bots make up 30% of internet traffic and they're after APIs
Unified Communications

Bad bots make up 30% of internet traffic and they're after APIs

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

By Mark Lukie • 4 min read • Mon, 6th Nov 2023
Generative AI: A disruptive force at the hands of cyber attackers
Phishing

Generative AI: A disruptive force at the hands of cyber attackers

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

By Uri Dorot • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2023
Barracuda report reveals half of all internet traffic is bot-generated
Marketing Technologies

Barracuda report reveals half of all internet traffic is bot-generated

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

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Appdome with Jan Sysmans
Endpoint Protection

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Appdome with Jan Sysmans

Jan Sysmans, who is the Mobile App Security Evangelist at Appdome, joins us today to tell us more about Appdome and the importance of mobile app security.

By Tom Raynel • 6 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2023
Cloudflare and IBM work to combat malicious bot traffic
Endpoint Protection

Cloudflare and IBM work to combat malicious bot traffic

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

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Aug 2023
Demand for robotic process automation technology soaring
Robotic Process Automation

Demand for robotic process automation technology soaring

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

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jun 2023
APJ commerce web attacks surpass 1.15 billion - report
Endpoint Protection

APJ commerce web attacks surpass 1.15 billion - report

Akamai finds that in APJ more than 1.15 billion web attacks were recorded in the commerce sector, across retail and hotel and travel verticals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jun 2023

Stories from Other Regions

Bots stories

Five ways AI is already strengthening cyber-defences
Firewalls

Five ways AI is already strengthening cyber-defences

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.

By Matt Caffrey • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Mar 2024
Barracuda Networks tackle rising Aussie credential stuffing scams
Surveillance

Barracuda Networks tackle rising Aussie credential stuffing scams

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.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2024
Australian etailers' reality check on Account Takeover Threat
Application Programming Interface

Australian etailers' reality check on Account Takeover Threat

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

By Glen Maloney • 6 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2024