Hackaday Links: May 22, 2022
It looks like it’s soon to be lights out for the Mars InSight lander. In the two years that the lander has been studying the geophysics of Mars from its …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 22, 2022
Category Archives: Bot
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 2020, an Imperva report reveals. The three most common bot attacks were account… Continue reading Record level of bad bot traffic contributing to rise of online fraud
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 other digital business initiatives. The report identifies how the rise of huma… Continue reading Unmanaged and unsecured digital identities are driving rise in cybersecurity debt
Are malicious crawling bots a form of application layer DoS?
I would assume that if someone is daily crawling a website in a way which is heavily laborious on the server it may overkill that server.
Are malicious crawling bots a form of application layer DoS?
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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 the U.S. alone, 76% of calls from an unidentified or unfamiliar number are lef… Continue reading We need an industry-backed, tech-neutral resource to restore trust in voice communications
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. The report surveyed 440 businesses across the travel, entertainment, eCommerce… Continue reading Top 5 myths businesses believe about bots
Attackers have come to love APIs as much as developers
Cequence Security released a report revealing that both developers and attackers have made the shift to APIs. Of the 21.1 billion transactions analyzed in the last half of 2021, 14 billion (70 percent) were API transactions. After analyzing some of the… Continue reading Attackers have come to love APIs as much as developers
Attackers using default credentials to target businesses, Raspberry Pi and Linux top targets
Findings from a Bulletproof report highlight the issue posed by poor security hygiene as automated attacks remain a high security threat to businesses. The research gathered throughout 2021, showed that 70% of total web activity is currently bot traffi… Continue reading Attackers using default credentials to target businesses, Raspberry Pi and Linux top targets
Why are CAPTCHAs still used?
The success of your online business hinges on your customers’ ability to properly recognize crosswalks or traffic lights. I’m, of course, referring to CAPTCHAs, the online security tool that asks end users to prove they’re human by recognizing specific… Continue reading Why are CAPTCHAs still used?
[SANS ISC] Who Are Those Bots?
I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Who Are Those Bots?“: I’m operating a mail server for multiple domains. This server is regularly targeted by bots that launch brute-force attacks to try to steal credentials. They try a list of common usernames but they also try targeted ones based on
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