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Based on the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report, this article analyzes how bot traffic—now accounting for 53% of internet traffic—and the rise of AI bots are impacting e-commerce. It covers retail bot attacks, macros, inventory hoarding, API abuse, and traffic control strategies.

Learn how Istio enables real time traffic control, bot mitigation, and reliable service operation in high traffic Kubernetes environments with practical production use cases.

Behavioral bot detection is becoming essential in 2026 as AI powered automation helps attackers bypass IP filtering, CAPTCHA, and rate limits using residential IPs and browser like behavior. This post explains the key bot traffic trends, why network only defenses fall short, what behavioral detection measures at the application layer, and how it helps stop workflow attacks like credential stuffing, scraping, and ticket scalping while protecting real users.

Ransomware defense now requires preventive control, not only file detection. Learn how AI driven attacks and automated Bad Bots create early entry risks and why blocking these intrusion attempts is essential for modern cybersecurity.

We share how we resolved cost and performance challenges during our cloud native transition by adopting OpenTelemetry and the LGTM stack.

High-demand Flash Sales can overload systems despite scaling. See how traffic control keeps checkout flows stable and prevents failures during peak traffic.

Learn what bot traffic is, how malicious bots harm websites, and the most effective ways to block bad bots while allowing legitimate users and helpful crawlers.

A 2025 analysis of global bot trends, revealing how AI and APIs accelerate malicious bot traffic. Explore regional and industry patterns, business risks, and effective strategies for protecting APIs and critical services.