Relevance of Bots in Software and Their Impacts on Software Security

Robots or bots are the terms that are more frequently heard of in the Software Industry and the academia. The purpose of developing robots was to assist humans. With the dawn of the first industrial revolution, robots became prevalent and helped in performing mundane manual labor. Now, with advancements in technology and computer science, bots are an integral part of the computer software. They have become a common user interface for many software services. Bots are preferred over humans in many services due to its perceivable passionate personality. This paper discusses about the different types of bots and their usage. For any software application, security is of paramount importance. In addition, this paper attempts to throw some light on how bots have impacted the Software Security and what steps can be taken to ensure security while using bots in applications. Bots are becoming increasingly popular. However, the number of security vulnerabilities and attacks that bots are exposed to is greatly increasing. Apart from using Bots to provide services to the user, bots are also used to spread malware and hijack distributed computer networks, compromising critical information. The paper also proposes some measures to enhance the security of bots.