Fastly Research: Bad Bots Cost Organizations Millions
27 Agosto 2024 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
New survey data reveals the rise and financial
impact of malicious bots on businesses
Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), a leader in global edge cloud
platforms, today released the results of its new survey, “Bot Wars:
How Bad Bots are Hurting Businesses,” which revealed 59% of IT
professionals reported an increase in bot attacks over the past
year, with significant incidents costing companies an average of
$2.9 million.
“Bots are a double-edged sword: they can streamline tasks, but
in the wrong hands they become powerful tools for cybercrime,
costing businesses millions and eroding customer trust,” said
Fastly Security Product Manager Daniel Corbett. “Our new research
reveals the impact and scale of these attacks, and underscores the
urgent need for robust bot defenses at organizations.”
More than three-fourths (76%) of respondents from organizations
across a wide range of industries, including financial services,
retail, IT and telecommunications, faced at least one bot attack in
the past year, with 43% experiencing multiple bot attacks.
Respondents endured an array of bot attacks including malware
distribution, click fraud and DDoS attacks. In fact, 91% of
respondents believe automated bot attacks are now the “norm for
ecommerce organizations.”
Among the survey’s key findings:
- Malware distribution bots were the most common reported threat,
affecting 49% of organizations, followed by web scrapers and click
fraud bots (tied at 44%), DDoS bots, and spam bots (tied at
41%)
- While 73% of technical staff that deal with security incidents
on a daily basis have seen a rise in bot attacks in past year, only
53% of senior management believe that bot attacks are on the rise
at their organizations
- Respondents organizations were most concerned about data
breaches (48%), financial loss (41%) and business/service
disruption (39%) resulting from bot attacks
- 47% of respondents believe their organization could do more to
prepare for a bot attack
In addition to these findings, the survey examined the potential
use of AI by adversaries to accelerate bot attacks: 45% of survey
respondents believed AI would significantly increase the number of
bot attacks, while 27% think it will amplify the severity of bot
attacks.
To learn more about how malicious bots are impacting
organizations and the steps they can take to help defend against
bot attacks, visit
https://www.fastly.com/blog/bot-wars-how-bad-bots-hurting-businesses.
About Bot Wars: How Bad Bots are Hurting Businesses
The research was conducted online by independent market research
agency Vanson Bourne on behalf of Fastly which surveyed 500 IT and
security decision makers in the United States and United Kingdom
from organizations with at least 250 employees. The survey was
conducted between April 10 - April 18, 2024.
About Fastly, Inc.
Fastly’s powerful and programmable edge cloud platform helps the
world’s top brands deliver online experiences that are fast, safe,
and engaging through edge compute, delivery, security, and
observability offerings that improve site performance, enhance
security, and empower innovation at global scale. Compared to other
providers, Fastly’s powerful, high-performance, and modern platform
architecture empowers developers to deliver secure websites and
apps with rapid time-to-market and demonstrated, industry-leading
cost savings. Organizations around the world trust Fastly to help
them upgrade the internet experience, including Reddit, Neiman
Marcus, Universal Music Group, and SeatGeek. Learn more about
Fastly at https://www.fastly.com, and follow us @fastly.
Source: Fastly, Inc.
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