AI/ML DataDome launches priority protect for virtual waiting rooms May 20, 2026 Share By SC Staff DataDome As reported by Silicon Angle, DataDome SAS has launched Priority Protect, a new virtual waiting room product designed to manage traffic during high-demand sales events by distinguishing between human shoppers, authorized AI agents, and malicious bots. The product enhances DataDome's existing bot detection capabilities by classifying every request in real time and applying distinct access policies for different traffic types. This addresses the evolving challenge retailers and ticketing platforms face, where traditional virtual waiting rooms, built for human scalability, struggle with AI agents that operate at machine speed. During a recent sporting event ticket sale, bots constituted 31% of queue traffic, highlighting the inadequacy of conventional tools. Priority Protect offers continuous in-session validation, re-evaluating visitors and challenging or removing them if their behavior changes. Leveraging 5 trillion daily signals, operators can configure capacity, release rates, and access policies through a dashboard or API. The system allows for routing trusted users or approved agents into priority lanes. This launch follows DataDome's recent introduction of LLM detection and intent-based AI models, signaling a strategic shift towards differentiating legitimate AI from unauthorized automated traffic, rather than treating all automated traffic as inherently hostile. Source: Silicon Angle An In-Depth Guide to AI Get essential knowledge and practical strategies to use AI to better your security program. Learn More SC Staff Related Application security APIs under pressure: How AI is rewriting the rules of enterprise security Paul Wagenseil May 20, 2026 The rapid growth of AI has created an explosion of APIs that will require new techniques to manage. SASE Next-generation enterprise defense: Managing risk in the age of agentic AI Paul Wagenseil May 20, 2026 The advent of agentic AI demands re-engineered AI-powered SASE architectures. AI/ML 4 vulnerabilities in OpenClaw AI agent put thousands of servers at risk SC Staff May 18, 2026 The vulnerabilities, collectively known as Claw Chain, were found by security experts at Cyera and affect all versions of OpenClaw released before April 23, 2026. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe You can skip this ad in 5 seconds