Trust and safety leader Paul Rockwell on why the bot-vs-human binary is collapsing — and what security teams need to build before it does. Agentic AI is breaking the foundational assumption of bot detection: that automation is the signal worth flagging. Paul Rockwell has spent his career on the front lines of trust and safety … Continued
In Part 1 of this piece, I described what agentic AI attacks actually look like in practice; the digital factory model, where agents commit fraud, and the three properties that make agentic AI attackers categorically different from traditional bot tooling: autonomous iteration, session-to-session learning, and identity spoofing at the interaction layer. Now I want to … Continued
This is part 1 of a two-part series on agentic AI fraud defense. Since joining Arkose Labs, one of the first things I did was go deep on the threat data — what the attack patterns actually look like, how autonomous systems probe defenses, where classification breaks down and where it holds. That data has … Continued
Is Your Business Ready? The threat is no longer hypothetical. AI agents – autonomous systems capable of planning, reasoning and acting across digital environments — are already operating inside enterprise systems. They’re retrieving data, triggering transactions, and interacting across services through legitimate credentials and approved workflows. According to new research from Arkose Labs, nearly every … Continued
The $40 Billion Threat That’s Just Getting Started In April 2025, a coordinated cyber attack hit Australia’s largest pension funds. Cybercriminals used stolen credentials to access retirement accounts at AustralianSuper, Rest, Hostplus and others — draining AUD $500,000 from four members in a matter of hours. The attack wasn’t sophisticated. It was credential stuffing: automated … Continued
Security teams face an impossible choice: set thresholds too sensitive and drown in false positives, or set them too loose and miss real attacks. Traditional monitoring systems force this trade-off because they can’t distinguish between legitimate traffic fluctuations and actual threats. The Limitation of Fixed Rules Legacy traffic monitoring systems rely on manually configured rules … Continued
Today’s travel industry relies on a vast digital ecosystem. For consumers, the ease of online reservations lends convenience and a seamless experience in booking their business travel or vacation. But as ever, fraudsters are waiting in the wings, looking for opportunities to attack companies such as hotels and travel vendors. Bad actors might attempt an … Continued
AI-powered attacks are transforming cybersecurity. Fraudsters are leveraging AI to supercharge attacks, dismantle defenses, and scale their operations with unprecedented speed. Enterprises without appropriate safeguards against AI-enabled threats may face elevated security risks in this rapidly evolving environment. Let’s break down five critical trends shaping cybersecurity and three costly mistakes that could leave you exposed. … Continued
As cybercriminals turn to AI to orchestrate attacks at scale, there’s a distinct group of companies taking bold steps to fight back against advanced cyber threats—what we call “AI Enthusiasts.” These enterprises have not just embraced AI but are actively deploying it to detect and stop the most sophisticated attacks in real time. The results? … Continued
As a cybersecurity executive, your job is clear: protect business operations, safeguard consumers and ensure the security of your employees. But in today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, these responsibilities are more challenging than ever. The rise of AI-powered attacks demands that you take decisive, specific actions to not only improve efficiency but also enhance your … Continued
