Rise of the Machines: Bots Now Dominate Nearly Half of All Web Traffic

In 2023, the digital landscape saw an unprecedented surge in bot traffic, accounting for nearly half (49.6%) of all global Internet traffic, according to Thales’ 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report. This represents a 2% increase from the previous year, reaching the highest level recorded since automated traffic monitoring began in 2013. Evolving Threat of Malicious Bots The percentage of harmful bot...

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