372% increase in healthcare bot traffic could tamper with booking vaccine dates

Nations around the world are racing to acquire COVID-19 vaccines and assemble digital infrastructure and web applications to enable appointment booking. As they do this, Imperva Research Labs has monitored a staggering 372% increase in healthcare bot t… Continue reading 372% increase in healthcare bot traffic could tamper with booking vaccine dates

Imperva to Acquire jSonar, Together Will Lead A New Generation of Data Security

Industry veteran Ron Bennatan to join and lead Imperva’s Data Security business SAN MATEO, CA – Oct. 1, 2020 – Imperva, Inc., (@Imperva) the cybersecurity leader whose mission is to protect data and all paths to it, announced it has entered into an agr… Continue reading Imperva to Acquire jSonar, Together Will Lead A New Generation of Data Security

Selling a startup can come with an emotional cost

Every founder dreams of building a substantial company. For those who make it through the myriad challenges, it typically results in an exit. If it’s through an acquisition, that can mean cashing in your equity, paying back investors and rewarding long-time employees, but it also usually results in a loss of power and a substantially […] Continue reading Selling a startup can come with an emotional cost

Bad bot traffic increases, comprising almost one quarter of all website traffic

Bad bot traffic has increased compared to previous years, comprising almost one quarter (24.1%) of all website traffic and most heavily impacting the financial services industry, according to Imperva. Bad bot traffic increases to highest levels ever In… Continue reading Bad bot traffic increases, comprising almost one quarter of all website traffic

COVID-19 affects web traffic and attack trends

There have been significant changes in web attack and traffic trends as a result of COVID-19, according to Imperva. The monthly report also revealed that the Cyber Threat Index remains at a ‘high’ level and the financial services sector has been suffer… Continue reading COVID-19 affects web traffic and attack trends

Researchers find shift in monthly web traffic amidst pandemic

There have been shifts in total web traffic broken down by the world’s largest industries as the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded over the past several weeks, according to Imperva. Based on a weekly average compared to Jan. 19, 2020 traffic, industries t… Continue reading Researchers find shift in monthly web traffic amidst pandemic

High-risk vulnerabilities and public cloud-based attacks on the rise

A sharp increase (57%) in high-risk vulnerabilities drove the threat index score up 8% from December 2019 to January 2020, according to the Imperva Cyber Threat Index. Following the release of Oracle’s Critical Patch Update – which included 19 My… Continue reading High-risk vulnerabilities and public cloud-based attacks on the rise