Why Isn’t CAPTCHA Dead Yet?
The team at AltaVista (RIP) invented the CAPTCHA in 1997. At the time, it was a groundbreaking solution to a niche problem: preventing bots from [...]
Why Digital Fingerprinting for Bot Mitigation Is Ineffective
Co-authored by Nick Rieniets, Kasada Field CTO The long-term efficacy of a bot mitigation solution depends on the integrity of the data being collected. But [...]
JavaScript Deobfuscation: Hiding Intent to Fortify Bot Defenses
In the adversarial game of bot detection and mitigation, obfuscation plays a key role in delivering long-term efficacy. While client-side scripts containing highly sensitive detection [...]
Bot Detection: Do You See What I See?
The Importance of Advanced Obfuscation for Long-Term Efficacy - Part 1 It is often quoted that “Security through obscurity is bad practice.” We see this [...]
The Story of the Counterfeit Misfit
By Kasada Research Team and Brad LaPorte, Chief Evangelist at Kasada How good are you at spotting a fake? Would you bet a dollar? How [...]
Are Bots Breaking Your Budget & Business? The True Cost of Bad Bot Traffic
The truth is, many companies don’t realize how advanced malicious automation has gotten, and they may not even know that they have a bot problem [...]
What is Puppeteer? Why Developers and Fraudsters Love it
What is Puppeteer? An Automation Framework Built by Google Since its initial V1 release in January 2018, Puppeteer has skyrocketed to become one of the [...]
How to Stay Ahead of Adversaries Using Open Source DevTools and Antidetect Browsers to Automate Fraud
What you need to know about the misuse of antidetect browsers and browser automation frameworks like Puppeteer One of the best ways to protect against [...]
Mobile API Threat Protection: The Rise in Hacking Toolkits
APIs are the “next frontier in cybercrime.” By 2022, API abuse will be the most frequent and impactful attack vector that involves web applications. The [...]
Six Tips to Keep Your Online Channels Safe from Bots in 2021
If there is one thing we’ve learned from 2020, it’s that threats can wreak havoc on the unsuspecting. That’s true not just in everyday [...]
Do You Know the 5 Best Practices for Assessing Bot Mitigation Solutions?
Stop Motivated Fraudsters In Their Tracks When we talk about bot management and bot mitigation, we’re not talking about just dealing with automation. We’re [...]
How Malicious Bots Are Targeting the Retail Industry
With many shoppers still stuck at home, online spending is on the rise. In fact, according to eMarketer, U.S. consumers are expected to spend nearly [...]
What To Do About Bot Attacks Like the IPStorm Botnet
Much like viruses can jump across species, say from birds to humans, malware can jump from initial platforms to new ones to spread infection. This [...]
Why the Operational Security of Vendors Matters
We all know how important operational security (OpSec) is within our own organizations and professional lives, but how many of us think about the OpSec [...]
The New CISO Business Reality
As 2020 dawned, finishing touches were put on company strategies -- plans were being completed and budgets confirmed. All was relatively normal in the [...]