In this episode of the HIPAA Insider Show, host Adam and HIPAA Vault’s CTO, Gil Vidal, dive into a growing yet often overlooked threat to healthcare websites: bot traffic. Learn how automated bots—whether from major platforms like Google and Facebook or other sources—can wreak havoc on website performance and security.
Key topics include:
How bot traffic impacts healthcare website performance
The HIPAA security implications of excessive bot activity
Real-world examples of bot-related downtime and potential risks
Proactive IT and marketing strategies to mitigate bot-related issues
Emerging risks from AI-powered content scraping and automated traffic
Gil shares practical solutions, including the use of CDNs, load balancers, and caching tools, while also highlighting the importance of monitoring and log analysis to stay ahead of potential disruptions.
Whether you’re a healthcare marketer, IT professional, or security enthusiast, this episode equips you with the knowledge to protect your site from these invisible yet impactful threats.