What are bots?
Bots are automated programs that can be used for legitimate purposes, such as indexing websites by search engines or checking security for vulnerabilities.
However, bots can also be used for malicious purposes, such as data scraping, malware distribution, and credential stuffing.
CloudFilt & Bot Mitigation
CloudFilt is a cloud-native bot mitigation solution that uses a combination of advanced techniques to identify and block malicious bots. It's easy to set up and use, even for non-technical users, and integrates with a wide range of CMS and frameworks.
Comprehensive protection against a wide range of threats
CloudFilt provides comprehensive protection against a wide range of threats, including:
Data scraping
Malicious bots can be used to scrape sensitive data from your website or application, such as personal information or financial information. CloudFilt can block these bots and protect your data.For example, an e-commerce site can use CloudFilt to block bots that attempt to scrape product prices. Bots can use these prices to compare prices between different e-commerce sites and find the best prices. They can also use these prices to create fake products or fake websites.
The spread of malware
Malicious bots can be used to deliver malware to your website or application. CloudFilt can detect and block these bots, preventing the malware from spreading.
For example, a social media site can use CloudFilt to block bots that attempt to spread links to malicious websites. These links may contain malware that can infect users' computers.
Request floods
Bots can hammer a login form, a search page or an API endpoint with bursts of requests. CloudFilt applies anti-flood thresholds per IP and per URL, and bans the sources that cross them: the brute force or the scraping stops.
With a plugin or an API integration, every request still reaches your server before CloudFilt answers: the abuse stops, the load does not. Only the CDN WAF takes the load before your server, and even then it limits a flood rather than absorbing a DDoS attack.
Creating fake accounts
Malicious bots can be used to create fake accounts on your website or application, which can then be used to spread spam or carry out fraudulent activities. CloudFilt can block these bots, preventing the creation of fake accounts.
For example, a social networking site can use CloudFilt to block bots that attempt to create fake accounts to spread spam or promote fraudulent products or services.
Taking control of accounts
Malicious bots can be used to take control of existing accounts on your website or application. CloudFilt can detect and block these bots, preventing account takeover.
For example, an e-commerce site can use CloudFilt to block bots that attempt to take over customer accounts to make fraudulent purchases.
Ease of use
CloudFilt is easy to set up and use, even for non-technical users. Simply create an account, install the plugin on your website or app and configure the settings according to your needs.
CloudFilt also integrates with a wide range of CMS and frameworks, allowing you to use it with your existing website or application.
High performance
CloudFilt is designed to work without impacting the performance of your website or application. It is also scalable, which allows you to evolve it according to your needs.
Bot mitigation is an essential component of your website or application security. By implementing bot mitigation measures, you can help protect your website or application from a variety of threats.