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Bots & Automated Threats

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What is CAPTCHA?
CAPTCHA is a challenge-response test meant to distinguish humans from bots. Learn how it works, why bots now defeat it, and what's replacing it.
What are registration bots?
Registration bots automate the mass creation of fake accounts for fraud and abuse. Learn how they work and how to detect fake-account creation at signup.
What is account enumeration?
Account enumeration is an attack that discovers which usernames or emails have valid accounts.
What is a bot attack?
A bot attack uses automated software to carry out malicious activity at scale, from credential stuffing to fake-account creation.
What is bot detection?
Bot detection identifies automated software (bots) interacting with a site or app, distinguishing malicious bots from humans and good bots.
What are good bots vs. bad bots?
Good bots (like search crawlers) serve useful purposes; bad bots commit fraud and abuse.
What are automated (scripted) attacks?
Automated or scripted attacks use tools and bots to execute fraud at scale, like credential stuffing with OpenBullet.
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