CAPTCHA

Why the CAPTCHA test is a necessary evil

A quick note about why that CAPTCHA test is now required to log in: On Friday afternoon I noticed that we were getting more failed login attempts than is normal. Rather than it being a simple-yet-unusual coincidence, we deduced that it was an automated script (read: robot) that was trying to gain access.
By Kieran McGuire on March,13th 2013