Peakhour.IO - Bots

The BOTS Act and the War on Ticket Scalping

AC — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1000

A deep dive into the BOTS Act, how it's being used to investigate Ticketmaster, and the ongoing battle against ticket scalping bots.

The CAPTCHA Conundrum

AC — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1000

Explore why traditional CAPTCHAs are failing both users and security, and discover modern, invisible alternatives.

Key Considerations for Effective Bot Management

AC — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1000

With nearly half of all internet traffic being automated, a robust bot management strategy is essential. This article explores the key considerations for effective bot detection, classification, and response in the face of evolving threats.

The Bot Spectrum

AC — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1000

Learn to classify bots into good, bad, and grey categories and apply the right management strategy for each.

How MTU Fingerprinting Identifies VPNs and Mobile Users

AC — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +1100

Infer an apparent path MTU from TCP handshake data, compare it with common tunnel overheads and use it as one bounded network-path signal.

Anti-Detect Browsers

AC — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +1100

Anti-detect browsers represent one of the most sophisticated threats facing modern web applications and APIs. Learn how these tools work, why they pose a significant threat to application security, and how modern security platforms can detect and mitigate their use.

Managing Bots For Application Security

AC — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +1000

Comprehensive guide to enterprise bot management for modern application security platforms. Learn how to protect applications and APIs from sophisticated bot threats including anti-detect browsers, credential stuffing, and automated attacks targeting DevOps environments.

How To Exclude Query String Parameters from Search Engine crawling

Dan — Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:00 +1000

Double crawling of pages by search engines due to filtering options and query strings can be a massive drain on server resources. Learn how to control it using robots.txt.

When Bots Break Bad

Dan — Tue, 16 May 2023 13:00:00 +1000

Even 'good' bots can end up abusing your site and impacting performance, learn why and how to stop it.

Why Manage Bots?

AC — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +1100

Comprehensive guide to enterprise bot management and advanced countermeasures for protecting applications against sophisticated malicious bot threats. Learn proven strategies for bot detection, mitigation, and automated defence systems.

Malicious Bot Threats

AC — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +1000

Comprehensive analysis of malicious bot threats targeting modern applications and APIs. Learn how enterprise bot management protects against automated attacks, credential stuffing, price scraping, and sophisticated bot-driven financial damage.