Multiple vendors confirm that the level of bot traffic to websites is in the 60% range. That not only consumers bandwidth and IT resources it also messes with metrics and for those sites that carry advertising make it less effective for the advertisers ( by more than a half ).
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Telemetry (May 2014)
FT.com May 26, 2014
Mercedes online ads viewed
more by fraudster robots
than humans
“found that 57 percent were
‘viewed’by automated
computer programs rather
than real people.”
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61.5% non human traffic NHT
Incapsula (March 2014)
Source: http://www.incapsula.com/blog/ddos-threat-landscape-report-2014.html
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61% suspicious traffic on desktop devices
25% suspicious activity on mobile devices
Solve Media (March 2014)
Source: http://news.solvemedia.com/post/78674974981/us-suspicious-traffic-rose-40-percent-2013
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Dr. Augustine Fou – Digital Forensics
“I advise clients on optimizing
advertising across all channels. Using
advanced technical forensic techniques
and custom tchnology tools, we detect
and mitigate ad fraud and waste.”
FORMER CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, HCG (OMNICOM)
MCKINSEY CONSULTANT
CLIENT SIDE / AGENCY SIDE EXPERIENCE
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