Bot Attack trends for Jan-Jul 2020
Oct 20, 2020Ricardo Pacheco
Summary
This post analyzes bot attack trends from January to July 2020, providing a detailed breakdown of bot traffic composition (verified, definitely automated, likely automated, likely human) and its distribution across regions (North America, Europe, Asia). It examines hourly and weekly fluctuations in bot traffic, contrasting it with human traffic patterns, and highlights the significant contribution of North America to automated traffic. The post also touches upon the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global traffic and bot behavior, and introduces Cloudflare's bot scoring system and challenge platform.
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