Web Security

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is usually performed by bombarding the targeted computer or resource with unnecessary requests to overload systems and prevent some or all legitimate requests from being completed. However, there is some good news: you can definitely mitigate the risk. Learn more here: Discover how a security innovation increased retailers’ sales by […]

Why Passwordless, Why Now? Advances in technologies pose new dangers online as more people use devices to do their shopping and finances. The remote work era pedaled, further extending technology adoption, so growing concerns regarding security and new methods are more valid than ever. Progress comes with leaving behind obsolete methods to improve efficiency and […]

The booming cost of account takeover (ATO) attacks, from $4BN in 2020 to $16BN in 2021, makes passwordless authentication a truly pressing need for all businesses. Most current “passwordless” technologies still contain shared secrets and friction – deeming them irrelevant to the world’s most prominent workforce and buying power: Gen Y and Gen Z. Biometric […]

What is an API? API is an acronym for an application programming interface. It is a set of rules that allow software programs to communicate. In the business world, APIs are important because they allow companies to share data and functions. It allows businesses to automate tasks and improve communication between departments.  API also allows […]

Introduction  Bots today outnumber human users in eCommerce sites: From 15% in 2017, to 30% in 2019, to 64% in 2021. Some extreme cases we’ve witnessed peaked in 90-99.8% bot traffic. But perhaps the more concerning bit is the traffic share of bad bots: an approximate 39% of all internet traffic in 2021.   Hackers are […]

Bad bots are a tough issue for online merchants: They overload your backend servers with API requests which will never generate revenue; They scalp your most wanted items, leaving your real shoppers with nothing but disappointment; and worst of all – as they retool and grow smarter, they make you constantly chase them. You, as […]

Every online merchant knows that unique offerings and offers attract not only customers – but cybercriminals too. For UK fashion retailer End Clothing (“END.”), this became a matter of make-or-break as their global eCommerce operations grew. GlobalDots, a world leader in Web Security innovation, geared END. with the latest word in managed bot mitigation. Greatly […]

Today’s bots are too clever for CAPTCHAs. Yet, their financial and reputational damage potential is sometimes immeasurable. eCommerce retailers are left helpless, with overwhelming compute overspend and fraud costs: This is the story of one retailer who beat the statistics, with today’s smartest eCommerce Security solution in hand. Fill out the form to get your […]

The real big winners of eCommerce surge 2020 saw the largest year-over-year growth in eCommerce sales. Throughout this growth, fraudsters continued to develop sophisticated attacks to fill their pockets. One of the most devastating attack types is automated fraud: bots that mimic the actions of a real customer so they can bypass fraud prevention tools. […]