The capability to detect, manage, and mitigate bot-based requests has become of utmost importance as cyber attackers become more automated. Edgio, a company created by the merging of Limelight Networks, Yahoo Edgecast, and Layer0, has unveiled its own bot management service in response to this expanding threat. In order to compete with competing services from Web application firewall (WAF) providers and Internet infrastructure providers, the service focuses on leveraging machine learning and the company’s Web security capacity to enable granular policy controls.
Bot management is not just about preventing automated attacks, but also identifying and monitoring good bots such as search bots and performance monitoring services. According to Richard Yew, senior director of product management for security at Edgio, “You definitely need the security solution but you also want visibility to be able to monitor good bot traffic.” In 2022, for example, the number of application and API attacks more than doubled, growing by 137%, according to Internet infrastructure firm Akamai.
The impact of bots on businesses can be seen in areas such as inventory-hoarding attacks or ad fraud. As a result, bot management should involve all aspects of an organization – not just security. Sandy Carielli, principal analyst at Forrester Research noted that “bot management is not just about security being the decision-makers. If you’re dealing with a lot of inventory-hoarding attacks, your e-commerce team i
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