PROTECTION AGAINST BOTS
PROTECTION AGAINST BOTS Bots are on your website every day so how should you protect yourself? Every site is targeted for different reasons, and usually by different methods, so there is no one-size-fits-all bot defense solution. But there are some proactive steps you can take to start addressing the problem. Here are nine recommendations to help stop bot attacks. 1. Block or CAPTCHA outdated user agents/browsers The default configurations for many tools and scripts contain user-agent string lists that are largely outdated. This step won’t stop the more advanced attackers, but it might catch and discourage some. The risk in blocking outdated user agents/browsers is very low; most modern browsers force auto-updates on users, making it more difficult to surf the web using an outdated version. We recommend you block or CAPTCHA the following browser versions:...