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79% of Requests to Your Site Aren't Humans – Raw Logs Don't Lie

Pulled raw logs from two days straight. Shocker: 79% isn't humans at all. Bots, scanners, brute-forcers – they're the real traffic kings.

Bar chart breaking down 79% bot traffic in raw web server logs

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • 79% of raw web requests are bots: probes, scans, brute-force.
  • Standard analytics inflate traffic; raw logs reveal truth.
  • Shared threat intel across sites beats solo blocking.
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