> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.fractalsecurity.app/fractal-security/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.fractalsecurity.app/fractal-security/resources/bot-education.md). # Bot Education ## Bot Attackers Explained * **Bot Developers:** The creators of bots, scripts, configs, and API Solvers to bypass protections. * **Bot "Users":** The bad actors that purchase and use these bots to perform malicious actions * **Fraudsters:** The bad actors who purchase customer's accounts, products, or services that bots breached for fraudulent intent. ## Bot Defenses Explain * **Dedicated Bot Defense:** Utilizes advanced obfuscation and advanced network analysis to block sophisticated bots. (Ex. Kasada, F5 Bot Defense) * **Bot Traffic Protection:** Blocks traffic coming from malicious or abused IPs. (Ex. Cloudflare, Arkose Labs) * **Standard Bot Protection:** Prompts a challenge to prove if you're human. (Ex. ReCAPTCHA, Datadome) ## Why are bots still a problem? * **Low Visibility:** Bad actors are hard to track. Lots of time and effort to stay on top of their methods. Gated communities and marketplaces are hard to get into. * **Increasing Attack Surfaces:** Organizations are building products and services facilitated through the internet. The more they build, the higher chances of vulnerabilities being present. * **Slow Detection & Response:** Organizations can’t keep up with attackers. The average time to detect vulnerabilities attackers use is 4 months. Attackers find new exploits to use in hours. * **Ineffective Defense Solutions:** Sophisticated attackers know how to stay hidden from ALL the world's leading dedicated bot defense solutions. ## Why should I care about defending against bots? Bots are the source of almost every online-based attack or fraud. They cause customers to get their accounts hacked, are the source of illegitimate purchase fraud, take down sites from DDOS, and more. * **Your Brand** * **Your Customers** * **Your Bottom Line** ## Why should I add a bot defense solution? * **Boost your Brand:** Reputation is the heart of your business. Business partners trust their engagements with you. You make the news for the right reasons. * **Protect Customers:** Put your users security first. Customers are the lifeblood of your company. No more having to go through annoying customer support channels that are usually slow. * **Impacts your bottom line:** Traffic increases, fraudulent damage, impacts the bottom line. Decrease server, labor, exploitation, and regulatory costs due to web security. * **Reduce the workload on your team:** Threats are constantly evolving. We help your organization understand and adapt to them. We'll manage emerging threats for you, alerting your team with actionable insights only when necessary. ## Unsure how your organization is effected by bots? Receive a report and get access to our platform to see your footprint in bad actor communities for free. {% embed url="" %}