Most threats in any digital environment come from bots or botnets. While some bots are useful, some mimic human behavior with evil intentions. These malicious bots hoard resources, perform account ...

While many network administrators worry about the next worm, security experts are warning that a quieter but equally damaging threat is slowly gaining control of large networks of computers. Known as ...

Internet bots — or computer software programmed to engage in criminal cyber activities — siphon billions of dollars a year from the ad industry. These bots create websites filled with infringed ...

Bots can be valuable tools for webmasters seeking additional visibility into their domains but malicious variants are a constant headache for online services. So-called "bad bots" can be tasked with ...