B
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68%
68% -- websites unprotected against bot attacks for US websites (2023)
68% of US websites are unprotected against simple bot attacks.
- Applies specifically to simple bot attacks
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Value
68%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2023
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
DataDome
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Tier C
https://www.limitloginattempts.com/blogs/cyber-security/how-to-block-bot-traffic-in-wordpress/ ↗
Source Article
How To Block Bot Traffic In WordPress - Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
Bot traffic refers to automated visits to websites performed by software applications, commonly known as bots or spiders. These bots crawl the web to index content for search engines, monitor website changes, or perform various tasks such as spamming, scraping data, or launching cyberattacks. While …
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DataDome
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Methodology
DataDome US Bot Security Report, as cited in source article
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Industrymarketing
RegionUS
RoleAll marketers
Channelcontent
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US websites: 68% websites unprotected against bot attacks. Source: DataDome (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-websites-unprotected-bots
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