How to protect yourself from bot-driven account fraud
Bots continue to evolve and thrive at the expense of companies. Kasada’s research shows revenue loss from bot-driven account fraud and web scraping continues to …
Deal with sophisticated bot attacks: Learn, adapt, improve
A computer program known as a “bot” acts as an agent for a user or another program or mimics human action. Bots are typically used to automate particular tasks so …
API abuses and attacks create new challenges for retailers
Imperva releases The State of Security Within eCommerce 2022 report, a 12-month analysis by Imperva Threat Research of cybersecurity threats targeting the retail industry. …
The impact of location-based fraud
In this Help Net Security video, André Ferraz, CEO at Incognia, talks about the impact of location-based fraud, which is more prevalent than one would imagine, and it impacts …
Bad bots are coming at APIs! How to beat the API bot attacks?
API or Application Programming Interface is a de facto building block for modern-day applications, necessary for both building and connecting applications and websites. But …
Cybercriminals are using bots to deploy DDoS attacks on gambling sites
Imperva releases data showing that 25% of all gambling sites were hit with DDoS attacks executed by botnets in June. As the Wimbledon tennis tournament began at the end of …
Businesses are leaving bot attacks unchallenged for almost four months
Netacea released its report into how businesses are dealing with bot attacks. It reveals one key area where businesses are failing to tackle bot attacks — bots are going …
Ransomware still winning: Average ransom demand jumped by 45%
Group-IB unveils its guide to the evolution of threat number one “Ransomware Uncovered 2021/2022”. The findings of the second edition of the report indicate that the …
Record level of bad bot traffic contributing to rise of online fraud
Bad bots, software applications that run automated tasks with malicious intent, accounted for a record-setting 27.7% of all global website traffic in 2021, up from 25.6% in …
Unmanaged and unsecured digital identities are driving rise in cybersecurity debt
A global report released by CyberArk shows that 79% of senior security professionals state that cybersecurity has taken a back seat in the last year in favor of accelerating …
We need an industry-backed, tech-neutral resource to restore trust in voice communications
With illegal robocalls now representing nearly half of all unwanted calls in the U.S., consumers are opting to simply not pick up their phones. In fact, studies show that in …
Top 5 myths businesses believe about bots
Netacea announced the results from a new report showing that most businesses do not fully understand the threat bots pose, leaving those organizations vulnerable to threats. …