Bot Defense Is No Longer Optional for High Tempo Consumer Platforms

The need to deal with bots is not new, though we’re seeing a surge in automated activity across the web at the moment, creating a cavalcade of problems for consumer-facing platforms. Some of this is self-created, although many external factors beyond the industry’s control are also responsible for the state of play. There’s much to discuss, so stick around, and we’ll lay out the basic reasons behind why bot defense must be a building block of consumer platform security strategy.