The dark web is the seedy underbelly of the internet. Unlike the surface web, criminals, spies, freedom fighters, and hacktivists can operate anonymously on the dark web, making it a popular place for illicit activity. Legitimate internet users also use it to protect their privacy in a world where people are increasingly mistrustful of digital giants like Google and Facebook. But it’s very easy to accidentally view illegal, dangerous, and traumatizing material on the dark web.

Last week Netacea team members from the UK and across the US converged at RSA Conference, the biggest event in the cybersecurity calendar, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. It was a pleasure to talk to so many likeminded security professionals at our booth, and an honor to be given a speaking session from which to spread the word about automated threats.

We’re told that multi-factor authentication is more secure than passwords, but in truth most MFA is susceptible to the same old threats, such as phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks. In fact, the widely championed advice to “use MFA, any MFA” could lead to a false sense of security and even more data breaches.

Netacea explores some of the biggest bot myths of 2022 and investigates whether businesses are letting misconceptions undermine attempts to stop bots.

Agentless bot management provider ranked among top players in Analyst Report Manchester, 12th April, 2022 – Netacea, the bot detection and mitigation specialist, today announced it has received the highest score in the Bot Detection criterion in The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management, Q2 2022 report.

Netacea CTO Andy Still was recently joined on the Cybersecurity Sessions podcast by Jonathan Echavarria, an offensive security expert and Enterprise Architect at ReliaQuest. Jonathan shared his perspectives and philosophies around offensive security and what he gained from his time being part of a ‘red team’ at Facebook. Let’s recap some of the insights Andy discussed with Jonathan.