# F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense Protects Websites, Mobile Apps, and APIs from Malicious Bots

DevFeed: [F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense Protects Websites, Mobile Apps, and APIs from Malicious Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-the-shift-reducer-42011.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://engineering.shapesecurity.com/2015/02/using-the-shift-reducer.html>)

Published: 2015-02-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shape Security](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shape-security.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>)

Tags: [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [customer-trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customer-trust.md>), [mobile-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-apps.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense is presented as a security service for distinguishing humans, trusted AI agents, and harmful automation across websites, mobile apps, and APIs. It uses behavioral detection and risk-based controls to mitigate abuse affecting login, checkout, account recovery, APIs, inventory, analytics, and fraud.

## Source excerpt

Protect your website, mobile apps, and APIs from malicious bots with F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense.