Bot Management: Protecting Websites and Applications from Automated Threats

Bot management is essential for safeguarding websites, applications, and APIs from malicious automated traffic. While good bots like search engine crawlers provide value, bad bots perform credential stuffing, data scraping, ad fraud, and DDoS attacks. Advanced bot management solutions use AI, machine learning, and behavioral analysis to distinguish between legitimate users and harmful bots. They offer real-time monitoring, traffic filtering, and adaptive defenses to protect performance and security. Effective bot management not only prevents fraud and data theft but also ensures a seamless user experience.

Cloudflare Revolutionizes Web Content Protection: New AI Crawler Blocking and Pay-Per-Crawl System

Cloudflare Revolutionizes Web Content Protection

Ravi Jain
Cloudflare is revolutionizing web content protection with a new system that automatically blocks AI crawlers by default and introduces a Pay-Per-Crawl model. This significant change, effective July 1, 2025, allows content creators to monetize their intellectual property when accessed by AI systems, moving away from previous unrestricted data harvesting. Websites will have granular control over AI bot access, distinguishing between different AI purposes, while traditional search engine crawlers remain unaffected. The initiative aims to establish fair compensation for creators and foster sustainable AI innovation by requiring AI companies to license data or face blocked access from Cloudflare's extensive network. ... Read More