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Railway ticketing systems worldwide face rising bot traffic and fairness challenges. In Korea, analysis shows that up to 50% of ticketing traffic comes from malicious bots. This article explains these issues and how STCLab’s NetFUNNEL and BotManager help ensure stable and fair reservations.

We share how we resolved cost and performance challenges during our cloud native transition by adopting OpenTelemetry and the LGTM stack.

Bot traffic now exceeds half of all internet activity. Learn what bot mitigation software is, the key features of anti-bot technology, and the top 5 solutions including Cloudflare, Imperva, DataDome, STCLab BotManager, and Prophaze.

High-demand Flash Sales can overload systems despite scaling. See how traffic control keeps checkout flows stable and prevents failures during peak traffic.

AWS has retired its Virtual Waiting Room, requiring teams to evaluate new peak-traffic management options. Learn how supported alternatives like NetFUNNEL help maintain stability and fairness during high-demand events.

Learn how Virtual Waiting Room technology manages sudden traffic surges, prevents service overload and maintains fair, stable access during high demand events.

Practical tips for streamlining bot-policy operations by quickly filtering abnormal requests with custom filters tailored to your service characteristics and traffic patterns.

BotManager uses a multi-layer verification flow — starting with a firewall, followed by filters and policies — to effectively detect and block malicious bots, macro-generated traffic, and unwanted access based on ASN, IP, or country criteria.

Learn what bot traffic is, how malicious bots harm websites, and the most effective ways to block bad bots while allowing legitimate users and helpful crawlers.

STCLab participated in Ticketing AU as a Bot Hunter, securing a successful networking opportunity.

A step-by-step guide to preparing for large-scale concurrent traffic. Learn how to strengthen infrastructure, eliminate bottlenecks, optimize browser performance, and use virtual waiting rooms or rate-control systems to prevent service overload and ensure stable user access.

NetFUNNEL prevents unfair access paths by redirecting all users to a single target URL after queue completion. Regardless of how the queue started, every user enters the service under the same conditions, eliminating page-level advantages.

Discover how YES24 blocked 73.5% of malicious bot traffic using BotManager. Learn how the platform addressed large-scale scalping and built a fairer ticketing experience for fans.

A 2025 analysis of global bot trends, revealing how AI and APIs accelerate malicious bot traffic. Explore regional and industry patterns, business risks, and effective strategies for protecting APIs and critical services.