2/3 access on the Internet ... not human

According to the latest research, on average only 31.5% of internet traffic per day is done by people.

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There are millions and even billions of people accessing the Internet every day, from online utility services, social networks and online games that have become an indispensable part for any modern Internet user. . However, it seems that not all internet access is made by . people.

Recently, Incapsula has statistics of people accessing the Internet every day. They found that only 38.5% of Internet traffic was made by real people, while the remaining 61.5% of traffic was done by computers known as Internet bots. .

Internet bots are concepts to refer to software or computer devices used to interact with different websites on the Internet instead of people. For example, you install an application that automatically refreshes the website you are viewing, this is an Internet bot.

It sounds . dangerous, but half of the Internet bots are used with good intentions as they control websites and improve the system of search engines. Internet bots, if used for the right purpose, will bring higher quality websites, fewer errors, more smooth search engines or online applications.

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But in stark contrast to good internet bots, bad internet bots, bad Internet bots are programmed to spam comments, emails, share viruses and even worse, steal information and bank accounts. a lot of users.

Unlike viruses when viruses only undermine software inside computers, Internet bots can destroy competing viruses, create fake login pages and coordinate with other bad bots to create a virtual information network. fool users.

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In Incapsula's 90-day study, up to 1.45 billion Internet bots operate from 249 global countries and territories. Fortunately, most of these are good bots and are used to improve the overall network. Incapsula's representative said that users should be careful with login websites because the website interface may not be really different, but the username is completely different and can directly affect only 1 visit. .