REPORT
Fastly Threat Insights Report
AI, Bots, and the Agentic Future of the Web
With 2026 well underway, AI agents and automated traffic are reshaping security, reliability and operational strategies.
This shift requires a new level of context - it’s no longer sufficient to make “is it a bot, or not?” assessments…
Organizations must understand bot intent.
As we watch AI change the way we do business online, and the very internet itself, those who succeed in this new “AI era” will be those who adapt, strategically.
Download our latest Fastly Threat Insights report to discover:
- How 1% of Bot Traffic is putting you at disproportionate risk
- Why 47% of cached content requests coming from bots means risk for business operations and massive competitive intelligence gathering and data scraping
- What 60% of all origin requests coming from bots means for your infrastructure costs and brand reputation
- How 99% of bot requests come from unwanted sources - and what that means for your business


