One of the innovations of the internet is the introduction of software robots or bots that allow repetitive tasks to be performed routinely without human intervention. But like many other technologies, a good thing can sometimes be turned to do bad things.

According to the 2022 Imperva Bad Bot Report, bad bots accounted for a record-setting 27.7% of all global website traffic in 2021, up from 25.6% in 2020. The three most common bot attacks were account takeover (ATO), content or price scraping, and scalping to obtain limited-availability items.

With us today to talk about bots, their role in technology-led society and how we can overcome the darker side of bot technology is Garrett O'Hara, Field Chief Technologist APAC, Mimecast.

1)      Among the many kinds of cyber threats on the internet, why are bots dangerous?

2)      How have bots evolved since the pandemic? Are bad bots today any worst compared to before 2020?

3)      How do (a) users and (b) businesses contain/mitigate the risks of bad bots?

4)      Given that smart bots are technology that use AI to do these good or bad. Around cybersecurity, at what point can we trust an AI-based security solution to do remedial things automatically?

5)      Do you see zero trust being applied to bot security?

6)      Evasive bots are a growing concern. How do you see the evasion techniques of bots evolving in the coming years, and how can organisations do a better job of detecting them?