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Gcore sees DDoS attacks surge to 1.3 million in Q4
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network infrastructure
Gcore warns DDoS attacks hit 1.3 million in late 2025 as brief, high-volume floods and longer app assaults expose more sectors to risk.
Visa & Akamai partner to secure rising AI shopping
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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data protection
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digital transformation
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biometrics
Visa teams with Akamai on new protocol to verify AI shopping agents, tackling a 300% surge in bot traffic and rising eCommerce fraud risks.
The bot battle: How to defend against scraping attacks
Thu, 3rd Apr 2025
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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opinion
In an era where data is invaluable, organisations face a surge in sophisticated scraping attacks, with bad bots accounting for 71% of all bot traffic in 2024.
Fastly updates bot management to reduce CAPTCHA reliance
Wed, 26th Mar 2025
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cx
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martech
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data privacy
Fastly has unveiled enhancements to its Bot Management service, reducing CAPTCHA dependency while bolstering security and user experience across its platform.
SOAX unveils new flexible pricing with PAYG & discounts
Wed, 12th Mar 2025
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digital transformation
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data management
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data solutions
SOAX has revamped its pricing model, offering discounts of up to 50% and enhanced data allowances by 100%, streamlining data extraction for businesses.
AI engineering bootcamp offers practical training with experts
Fri, 7th Mar 2025
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edutech
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llms
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ai
An AI engineering bootcamp launching on 10 March 2025 offers hands-on training with industry experts, focusing on practical skills in AI system development.
Experts stress importance of data privacy in AI era
Fri, 31st Jan 2025
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data protection
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cybersecurity
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comparitech
With Data Privacy Day occurring this week, experts stress the urgency for individuals and organisations to enhance protections against rising cyber threats, including AI.
Demand for robotic process automation technology soaring
Thu, 29th Jun 2023
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rpa
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healthtech
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bots
The demand for RPA technology has increased significantly in recent years and is anticipated to do so for some time to come.
Asia Pacific plagued by sophisticated bad bots - report
Wed, 25th May 2022
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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imperva
The three most common bot attacks were account takeover, content or price scraping, and scalping to obtain limited-availability items.
Cybercriminals increase attacks on vulnerable retailers as global supply chain crisis worsens
Thu, 4th Nov 2021
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uc
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ddos
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digital signage
Cybercriminals are increasing attacks on retailers amid the global supply chain crisis, warns cybersecurity firm Imperva.
Bad Bots and DDoS fuel record cyber risk
Fri, 27th Nov 2020
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ddos
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supply chain
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breach prevention
Bad Bots and DDoS attacks are set to increase cyber risk during the 2020 holiday shopping season, warns Imperva.
With $2.5m in its pocket, local security firm Kasada sets its sights on the US
Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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bots
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venture capital
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kasada
Two Australian venture capital firms have raised $2.5 million for local cybersecurity firm Kasada, which will now set its sights on the US market.
State of the Internet Report - DDoS attacks surge
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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akamai
Akamai's Q1 2016 State of the Internet - Security Report has been released today, detailing threats affecting global cloud and cyber security.