Top websites struggle to guard against sophisticated bot attacks

A report released today shows that, while an average of 16 percent of websites across all industries can thwart simple bot attacks, only five percent are able to properly protect against sophisticated attacks. The study from bot detection specialist Distil Networks, in conjunction with the Online Trust Alliance (OTA), evaluated the top 1,000 websites in retail, banking, consumer services, government, news media, internet service providers and OTA members. The report divides bots into four categories: Sophisticated Bots -- coming in slowly from dozens of IP addresses, using browser automation tools that can hold cookies and maintain state Moderate Bots --… [Continue Reading]