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Are bad bots hiding in plain sight within your web traffic? 🔎🤖 Our data science team recently flagged big spikes in Google Translate traffic to clients' websites. The origin of this traffic was legitimate - Yet our models identified it as aggressive web scraping behavior. Working closely with our Threat Intel Center, the team discovered that bot operators were using Google Translate as a proxy for their web scraper bots. This trick would easily fool any defense looking solely at visitor origins or client-side signals, but because Netacea categorises the intent of each request, we see past such attempts to bypass bot protection. Follow us for more insights into how bots are evolving - and how we're constantly levelling up our technology to keep beating them. #Bots #BotManagement #GoogleTranslate P.S. Thanks to Kaylea Haynes and Lizzy Eccles for the explanation of this exploit - Hear more from them about this in our recent webinar (link in comments)

Defensive AI is a gamechanger, enabling actionable data analysis on a previously impossible scale and speed. Our patented AI approach to bot protection allows Netacea to analyse trillions of server log lines annually. Working alongside our human expertise, this means we detect and mitigate harmful bot traffic for our customers immediately. But the use of AI to enhance SOCs is not new, as attested to by Stuart Seymour (CISO, Virgin Media O2) on the Cybersecurity Sessions podcast. He told Netacea CISO Andrew Ash of the tremendous value he's found in AI that can cut through the noise and prevent analysts from getting "snow blind." Get more CISO insights in the full episode, available now on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts and wherever you listen to podcasts. #SOC #AI #DefensiveAI #BotManagement

Our blog series covering the fascinating history of scalper bots continues! This week we're covering 2015-2017, when the cat-and-mouse chase between sophisticated bots and emerging defences intensified. As all-in-one "do everything" bots began netting hundreds of thousands of dollars on big sneaker drops, retailers took steps to combat this unwanted activity. Some went as far as periodically re-coding their entire site to thwart bots! Bot defences have come a long, long way since then, but it's interesting to take a look back - have a read of our blog (linked in the comments) for some more detailed insights. #scalperbots #scalping #bots #cybersecurity Netacea

A new episode of the Cybersecurity Sessions podcast is here! Thank you to Stuart Seymour (Group CISO & CSO, Virgin Media O2) for joining us. Stuart spoke to host Andrew Ash (CISO, Netacea) about how his experience as a British Army Captain, and the concept of "servant leadership", has helped him in his role as CISO. Stuart also shares his passion for building teams that celebrate neurodiversity, drawing from his own experience with dyslexia. Stuart and Andrew also discuss the growing importance of AI in SOCs and the complex challenges of navigating global cybersecurity regulations. This one is crammed with useful insights anyone in cybersecurity can learn from. Don't miss it! 🔗 Link in comments #podcast #cybersecurity #military #CISO #AI #neurodiversity

The big story over the last month has been the rise in scraping bots stealing content to train AI models. As the value of original content skyrockets in value, content owners are striking licensing deals worth millions of dollars with AI firms, while simultaneously looking for ways to stop other scraping bots getting access to the same data 'for free'. In terms of scope of problem, this one is a ticking timebomb. Are we still 'left of boom'...? #AI #webscraping #contenttheft

Is your content being scraped to feed AI algorithms? If so, not only might you be a victim of content theft, you could also be missing out on potential revenue by allowing bots free access to your valuable content. Businesses like the Wall Street Journal and Time have struck commercial deals with OpenAI to allow their content to be scraped, but there are thousands of GenAI startups snatching content from sites under the radar to train their algorithms. Manually tracking who is scraping your site and for what purpose is no longer viable. Robots.txt isn’t an adequate defense. Traditional bot management tools are routinely bypassed by off-the-shelf scrapers. Explore how web scraping has evolved and what businesses are doing about it on our blog and in our latest webinar, bringing together expertise in threat intelligence, data science and industry trends from Cyril Noel-Tagoe, Lizzy Eccles and Kaylea Haynes. 🔗 Links in the comments #GenAI #Scraping #AI #ContentTheft

Just as the internet forced print media to find new revenue streams by introducing paywalls and ads, GenAI is doing the same to the online media businesses. Many sites are signing lucrative deals with the likes of OpenAI to allow scraper bots to crawl their content. New LLMs and scrapers are launching at an exponential rate. Content theft is a moral, legal and technical headache felt across organizations. Robots.txt is not enough to protect intellectual property or control ungovernable bot traffic flooding servers. We've assembled a panel of bot experts from across threat research, customer success and data science to provide unique insights on this evolving threat. Join our webinar today (or afterwards on demand) to get to grips with modern web scraping - who is doing it, with what intent, and what this means for your business. 🕑 4pm BST / 11am EST 🔗 https://lnkd.in/euvdP6gg #contenttheft #scraping #bots #webinar #ai #genai

In today’s world of increasing automated cyberattacks, at Netacea our customers’ security is always at the center of what we do. Seeing reviews like this reminds us why we’re committed to delivering solutions that safeguard businesses from evolving threats. It’s rewarding to know our efforts are helping our customers stay ahead of cyber risks and protect what matters most. Your feedback fuels our drive to keep enhancing our defenses and providing even more value. Thank you to our incredible customers for your trust and partnership! ❤️⭐️ #Cybersecurity #AutomatedAttacks #CustomerFirst #SecuringYourFuture Netacea

🎙️ New Episode: Cybersecurity Sessions featuring Arve Kjoelen 🎙️ This month on our podcast, Netacea CISO Andrew Ash spoke with Arve Kjoelen about his journey from system administrator at his university, to CISO at McAfee, to recently joining security startup CynomIQ, a division of CybrIQ. Andrew and Arve also discussed their views on the positives and negatives of AI, the differences in CISO roles between the US and Europe, and shifting more focus on preventative security measures. What experience first got you hooked on cybersecurity? Share your story in the comments! The full episode is now available across all podcast platforms. #AI #CISO #Podcast #Cybersecurity

🤖 Debunking the TLS Fingerprinting Myth in Bot Management 🤖 There's a common misconception that Netacea relies on TLS fingerprinting for bot detection. In reality, Netacea uses a more advanced, multi-layered approach to server-side bot management. This includes behavioral analysis and machine learning to accurately distinguish between legitimate users and malicious bots. TLS fingerprinting alone isn't sufficient to address today's evolving bot threats, which is why a more comprehensive solution is necessary. 👇 Learn more about server-side bot management in the comments 👇 #Cybersecurity #BotManagement #MythBusting #TechInsights