Blog posts by Jim Downey
Cybersecurity Evangelist | F5
Blog posts written by Jim Downey(11)
API Security Needs Bot Management: Addressing the OWASP Top Ten API Vulnerabilities
The OWASP top ten API security vulnerabilities list clearly identifies the central role bots play in attacks on APIs.
By Jim DowneyHow Bots Attack Large Language Models: The OWASP LLM Top 10
The 2025 OWASP Top 10 Security Risks for LLMs report reveals how common bot-driven attacks probe and exploit the vulnerabilities of large language models.
By Jim DowneySecure MFA from Phishing Proxies with F5 BIG-IP APM and Distributed Cloud Bot Defense
Adding F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense to F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) protects user accounts against real-time phishing proxies.
By Jim DowneyBot Defense and Mobile App Shielding: The Value of Combining the Defenses
The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software, Q3 2024 recently named F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense a strong performer, recognizing F5 as “the only vendor whose mobile SDK can extend into a mobile a...
By Jim DowneyF5 Named a Strong Performer in the Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software, Q3 2024 Report
F5 named a strong performer in the Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software, recognizing F5's strong SaaS-based offering for bot defense.
By Jim DowneyGenerative AI Security and Unauthorized Content Scraping Protection
Combat Gen AI risks with robust content scraping protection, securing your digital assets against AI-driven theft and unauthorized data collection.
By Jim DowneyWe’re All the Target: Generative AI and the Automation of Spear Phishing
Cybercrime is evolving with the use of AI for phishing. Learn how generative AI enables automation of spear phishing and what that means for cybersecurity.
By Jim DowneyGlobal Privacy Assembly Warns of the Privacy Risks of Scraping
Data scraping by bots puts personal data privacy at risk. Learn what your organization can do to protect data security compliance efforts.
By Jim DowneyDoes MFA Solve the Threat of Account Takeover?
Enterprises need to take additional measures to bolster the security of MFA, including bot mitigation and the monitoring of contextual risk.
By Jim DowneyNow is the Time to Reevaluate Your Bot Countermeasures
Bots cause tremendous financial pain. Not only is the impact large, the likelihood of an attack for businesses online is nearly 100 percent because the attacks are so lucrative for criminals.
By Jim DowneyData Privacy Requires Protection against Credential Stuffing
With F5's participation, the Global Privacy Assembly recently published the first intergovernmental guidelines on credential stuffing asserting that this type of threat poses a risk to personal data o...
By Jim Downey