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Googlebot or a DDoS Attack?

This article was originally published on Sucuri blog (read here). A bot is a software application that uses automation to run scripts on the internet. Also called crawlers or spiders, these guys take on the simple yet repetitive tasks we do. There are legitimate bots and…

Optimize Setup to Improve Your Website Resilience for DDoS Attacks

This article was originally published on Sucuri blog (read here). Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks can disrupt website traffic and impact any business. To help website owners and webmasters improve their website resilience to DDoS attacks, we have put together a series of posts. Here are the…

Real-Time Fine-Tuning of the WAF via API

This article was originally published on Sucuri blog (read here). Though the Sucuri Firewall is simple to set up and protects your website immediately, it’s possible to have granular control of the WAF by using an API. For instance, there’s a specific filter inside the WAF dashboard called Emergency DDoS.