Open forms attract spam. Without protection, public forms can see 30-50% spam submissions. FormFlux security features (CAPTCHA, rate limiting, honeypots) typically reduce spam to under 5% of submissions.
Defense in Depth
Multiple layers of protection work together. CAPTCHA blocks 90-95% of bot submissions. Honeypot fields catch another 3-4%. Rate limiting prevents the remaining abuse attempts. Combined, these reduce spam from 30-50% down to under 5%.