New quarterly report reveals most in-demand goods bought for resale using automated bots Manchester, UK – 28th September 2021 – Netacea, the bot detection and mitigation specialist, today launches its Top Five Scalper Bots Quarterly Index, a list of leading items targeted by scalper bots globally. This first index covers April to June 2021 and shows a mix of technology and fashion as the most frequently targeting items by scalper bots.

Real estate is just one of many industries that was forced to quickly adapt to an increasingly online-first world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual viewings are now the norm, and real estate businesses are scrambling to keep up with how their competitors have changed approach. When looking for a property to buy or rent, we are now likely to search online and look through online listings in the first instance.

Netacea recently conducted a wide-ranging survey to uncover how much bots are really costing businesses. We compiled responses from 440 enterprise businesses spread across the US and UK, and have summed up our findings in an exclusive report, as well as an upcoming live webinar. Of all the sectors we surveyed, financial services was the industry most affected by API attacks, with 97% of businesses stating an API had been attacked by bots in 2020.

Netacea recently surveyed 440 businesses from across the USA and UK to understand how much financial impact bot attacks are having across different industries. Read the full results in our report: The Bot Management Review: What Are Bots Costing Your Business?

The theme of this year’s National Coding Week (from 13th September) is “digital skills stories”, where people share their career stories to help inspire others to get into coding. Whether you are a student interested in a future career in coding, someone already in the industry looking for a new challenge, or even if you don’t know how to code but want to learn, there is plenty of inspiration to be found.

Netacea recently surveyed 440 businesses from across the USA and UK to understand how much financial impact bot attacks are having across different industries. Read the full results in our report: The Bot Management Review: What Are Bots Costing Your Business? Analyzing the results, it’s clear that those in the retail industry are keenly aware of the financial harm caused by eCommerce bots.

It is hard to ignore the financial impact bot attacks can have, especially when such attacks are aimed directly at financial services organizations and markets.

We now live in an online-first world, accelerated by the events of the pandemic in 2020. Fraudsters have taken advantage of these conditions, using automated bot attacks to prey on businesses and consumers. To quantify the devastating financial impact bots are having on businesses of all types, Netacea surveyed 440 businesses from across the USA and UK. Read the full results in our report: What Are Bots Costing Your Business?