2016 annual Imperva Incapsula Bot Traffic Report examined 16.7 billion visits to 100,000 randomly selected domains. Bad bots are mostly programs designed to bypass security controls and take over a site or device. Good bots are coded to perform only authorized activity, though many sites they connect to may not necessarily want, need, or even know about it. The report didnt mention one of the fastest-growing good bots: AI (aka smart bots) Smart bots are showing up on your favorite social media sites to answer questions and to direct users to the relevant information.”]
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