Australian enterprise cybersecurity firm Kasada Pty Ltd. today launched an enhanced bot defense platform that offers what it says are always-evolving protection, tamper-proof data collection and augmented data-driven attack insights.

The new bot engine has been designed to address issues with traditional bot detection systems that have not kept pace with automated threats. Kasada argues that traditional bot systems have been rendered ineffective at defending against modern bot attacks and online fraud, including account takeover, since legacy defenses are easily tricked by bots using fake data to prove they’re human and because defenses don’t adapt as quickly as adversaries retool.

Kasada’s enhanced bot defense platform is said to include new layers of resilience within its cyber architecture to secure against the modern methods used by attackers to evade detection. The platform enhancements include always-evolving protection, with randomization of defenses across its architecture to make it challenging to bypass the solution, because defense is never the same.

Dynamic defenses in the new release automatically change in seconds to outpace adversaries and a new machine learning anomaly detection feature can detect sophisticated actors that attempt to fake telemetry data.

The new release offers what Kasada called “tamper-proof data collection,” with system-wide data integrity checks that secure the integrity of client-side data collection by forcing attackers to run their code in real-time, on Kasada’s terms, which exposes their true nature.

Users gain enhanced insight and ease of use, with analytics for vital attack insights, including detailed classification, drill down, filtering and up to 12 months of data retention. The system also offers integrations with content deliver networks for quick deployment across a business’s entire online perimeter without requiring customization or model training.

“The line between legal bot abuse and illegal online fraud has blurred and the barrier to entry for adversaries has lowered,” said founder and Chief Executive Sam Crowther. “The result is that the most sophisticated bot attacks are now becoming commonplace for businesses of all sizes and industries.”

Crowther added that the new update demonstrates Kasada’s commitment “to the ongoing innovation that’s necessary to stay ahead of dynamic adversaries, who are constantly collaborating and pivoting quickly.”

Kasada Security is a venture capital-backed startup, having last raised $23 million in funding in December 2021. Investors in the company include StepStone Group Inc.,  Ten Eleven Ventures LLC, Main Sequence Ventures Pty. Ltd., Reinventure Group Pty. Ltd., Our Innovation Fund LP and Turnbull & Partners Ltd.

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