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Visa teams with Akamai on new protocol to verify AI shopping agents, tackling a 300% surge in bot traffic and rising eCommerce fraud risks.

In an era where data is invaluable, organisations face a surge in sophisticated scraping attacks, with bad bots accounting for 71% of all bot traffic in 2024.

Fastly has unveiled enhancements to its Bot Management service, reducing CAPTCHA dependency while bolstering security and user experience across its platform.

SOAX has revamped its pricing model, offering discounts of up to 50% and enhanced data allowances by 100%, streamlining data extraction for businesses.

With Data Privacy Day occurring this week, experts stress the urgency for individuals and organisations to enhance protections against rising cyber threats, including AI.

The travel industry is increasingly under siege from malicious bots, which now make up 44.5% of sector traffic, threatening airline revenue and customer security.

As Australian airlines brace for the bustling holiday season, they face a rising tide of malicious bots threatening customer trust and revenue.

ReliaQuest's latest report reveals a significant rise in phishing attacks, accounting for 46% of incidents, amid increased cyber threats and ransomware activity.

The cyber security sector anticipates a dramatic rise in threats by 2025, with global information security spending predicted to hit USD $212 billion.

Imperva reveals that online retailers face a staggering average of 569,884 AI-driven cyberattacks daily as the holiday shopping season approaches.

Life360 suffers major data breach exposing personal information of 442,519 users. API flaw also affects Tile, leading to sensitive data theft and extortion attempt.

Navigating AI jargon can be daunting. Avec's Declan Cavanagh simplifies GPT-3, GPT-4, LLMs, and custom GPTs, shedding light on their distinctions and uses.

New research shows a rise in malicious bot activity within the travel sectoe, with just 51.1% of traffic generated by humans.

As artificial intelligence evolves, organisations increasingly seek to integrate AI solutions directly with their data sources, prioritising privacy and control.

MediaVision's Metis Accelerate wins Best Search Software Tool at the EU Search Awards, revolutionising ecommerce SEO with advanced AI and keyword mining technology.

Akamai's latest report reveals that 42% of web traffic is bot-driven, with 65% of these bots malicious, heavily impacting the eCommerce sector.

Cyber-attacks on European sports websites surge by 59% in January and 66% in March, with threats extending to travel, airlines, entertainment, and betting sectors.

In the cyber-threat landscape, eCommerce businesses constantly juggle between providing a fast, seamless user experience and robust security measures, with threats ranging from bot attacks to DDoS assaults.

Bad bots accounted for nearly half of all global internet traffic in 2024, hitting their highest ever level since monitoring began in 2013, warns cybersecurity leader Imperva.

Australian mortgage broking industry pivots towards Open Banking, with the number of brokers using NextGen's solution tripling, amid potential legislative changes.