Fortinet FortiGuard Advanced Bot Protection
Safeguard Your Digital Ecosystem from Automated Threats

Overview:

Safeguard Your Digital Ecosystem from Automated Threats

In today’s digital landscape, the proliferation of bots presents a significant threat to organizations across various industries. Bots, automated software applications, can be programmed for malicious purposes, including fraud, data theft, content scraping, account takeover, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. In fact, recent studies show bad bots account for approximately a quarter of internet traffic. In addition, as bots become increasingly sophisticated, mimicking real user behaviors, organizations need to shore up their bot management capabilities to protect data, business continuity, and user experience.

Advanced Bot Protection Service

For organizations looking to protect applications and APIs from sophisticated bot attacks and secure online revenue generation and user experience, Advanced Bot Protection Service integrates with FortiAppSec Cloud, FortiWeb, and FortiADC for secured application delivery. It prevents account takeover, web scraping, data theft, and fraud by machine learning and behavioral-based indicators.

Highlights

• Advanced Bot Detection: Accurately identifies and mitigates known and unknown bot threats using advanced techniques
• Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with FortiAppSec Cloud, FortiADC, and FortiWeb, or functions as a standalone service for flexibility
• Customizable Rules: Allows customization of bot detection rules to adapt to evolving threats
• Action Flexibility: Provides granular control over bot mitigation actions for optimal security and user experience

Capabilities:

Biometric-based Detection

Advanced Bot Protection Service leverages state-of-the-art biometric-based detection algorithms to accurately differentiate between human users and automated bots. By analyzing unique biometric attributes, such as keystroke dynamics, mouse movements, and touch interactions, the solution effectively identifies and blocks malicious bot activity while allowing genuine users seamless access.

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Monitor Client Events

Closely monitors client-side events, including mouse movements (scrolls, clicks) and keyboard clicks, to detect suspicious behavior patterns associated with bot activity. By analyzing these events in real time, Advanced Bot Protection Service effectively mitigates various automated threats, such as click fraud and content scraping, ensuring the integrity of your web applications.

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Device Fingerprinting

Advanced Bot Protection Service creates a comprehensive profile of each user’s device using advanced device fingerprinting techniques, including multiple hardware and software attributes. This enables accurate identification of malicious bots attempting to impersonate legitimate users, allowing you to block them proactively and safeguard your web assets.

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Detecting Crawler-Specific Attributes

Advanced Bot Protection Service utilizes advanced algorithms to detect crawler-specific attributes, such as user agent strings and HTTP header information. The solution identifies and distinguishes between legitimate search engine crawlers and malicious bots by analyzing these characteristics, providing granular control over bot access.

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Checking Browser and OS Inconsistencies

Examines browser and operating system (OS) inconsistencies exhibited by users, identifying potential bot activity. Advanced Bot Protection Service effectively blocks bots attempting to exploit vulnerabilities in outdated browsers or fraudulent OS versions by comparing user-agent strings, screen resolutions, and other attributes.

Documentation:

Download the Fortinet Advanced Bot Protection Service Datasheet (PDF).