Bot Protection 101: Block Scrapers and Bad Bots Without Affecting Google
Good Bots vs Bad Bots Not all bots are created equal. Bots You Want Bots You Dont Want Googlebot — indexes your site for search Scrapers — steal your content Bingbot — same as Google, different engine Credential stuffers — try leaked passwords Ahrefs / Semrush — SEO analysis (debatable) Vulnerability scanners — probe for weak points Uptime monitors — Pingdom, Better Uptime AI training crawlers — GPTBot, CCBot Feed readers — RSS readers, Feedly Price scrapers — competitor intelligence The goal: b
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.