# SPECIAL EDITION: Mitigating bad bots

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Podcast: [The ITPro Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-itpro-podcast-1191840)
Published: 2026-01-26T09:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.itpro.com/the-it-pro-podcast
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## Resource

One of the major challenges of today’s environments is the rising tide of bots, with generative AI driving a new era of the technology. Bots have been a part of the internet since at least the 1990s but recent technological advancements have swollen their number exponentially. Some of these net dwellers are benign, others are malicious, and some sit somewhere in between. But no matter what category they fall into, they can all cause problems for businesses. How much of an issue is this for businesses and what can they do to mitigate it? In this special discussion, in association with Fastly, Jane speaks to Marshall Irwin, chief information security officer (CISO) at Fastly, to discover more about how organizations can protect themselves from the risks of bots.

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