More than ever, bots are putting their metal to the pedal in driving internet traffic.

Answer: 47% 

Questions:

• What are internet bots and how do they differ from human users?
• What are some examples of positive and negative ways bots are used on the internet?
• Do you think there should be stricter guidelines or regulations put in place to monitor and control bot activity on the internet? Why or why not?

Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

Behind the numbers (Security Today):

"Imperva Inc. recently released 2023 Imperva Bad Bot Report, a global analysis of automated bot traffic across the internet. In 2022, nearly half (47.4%) of all internet traffic came from bots, a 5.1% increase over the previous year. The proportion of human traffic (52.6%) decreased to its lowest level in eight years."

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Keep your eyes peeled! PLAY: Spot the Scam Signs will have your students on the lookout for scammers.

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NGPF's Consumer Skills unit will have your students ready to battle these pesky bots.

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Ryan Wood

Ryan grew up with and maintains a love for learning. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in Business Administration and worked in sports marketing for a number of years. After living in Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, and Minnesota, the call of education eventually brought Ryan back to his home state of Wisconsin where he was a Business and Marketing teacher for three years. In his free time he likes to spend time with his wife and daughter, play basketball, read, and go fishing. Now with NGPF, Ryan is excited to help teachers lead the most important course their students will ever take.

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