Nearly half of internet traffic is no longer human
For years, web security teams have focused on a familiar set of threats: DDoS attacks, credential stuffing, scraping bots, and malicious automation.
But a new category of traffic is emerging — one that doesn't necessarily look malicious, yet can have many of the same operational consequences.
AI agents.
Powered by large language models and autonomous workflows, these systems increasingly browse websites, compare products, retrieve information, query APIs, and gather context on behalf of users. Every prompt submitted to an AI assistant can trigger dozens of requests across multiple websites, databases, and services.
