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Welcome to Blockscraping.com

Your guide to blocking scraping and stopping data theft

Almost all online businesses that publish large public databases on their web site as a part of their business model suffer from systematic data thefts called “scraping”. Scrapers use automated tools to download large amounts of information from online companies’ web sites and then use that data for their own gain – for example to boost competing businesses or start up new ones.

As you acquaint yourself with this web site, you will learn more about scraping and how to know if your company is in the danger zone. But most importantly you will learn about effective ways to block scraping so that you may finally put an end to the problem.

The main goals of this site are to:

  1. Raise awareness about scraping and the problems it may cause online businesses
  2. Share information and news about scraping to further educate those who are concerned by the problem
  3. Advise companies with scraping problems and help them get rid of the problems once and for all

How may we help you?

Browse the links below or check the menu on your left to find out what this site has to offer regarding information and advice about scraping and data theft.

What’s scraping?

Not familiar with the term scraping? Or how it can threaten your business? Here is your number one source of knowledge about what scraping is and the problems it can cause.
Learn more about what scraping is.

What’s your business?

Scraping can affect different businesses in different ways. Check out this section in order to see how it may hurt your business.
Learn more about your business and scraping.

What’s your position?

Are you an executive, an IT professional or in the legal department? This section describes how different roles in a company can gain from having the right tools to fight scraping.
Learn more about how web scraping affects you.

Scraping Risk Assessment

Your company might be loosing income and suffering increased costs due to scraping attacks. Scraping Risk Assessment is a risk management tool that will let you know everything about your current scraping situation and what you might need to do in order to handle it.
Learn more about your risk regarding web scraping.

Block scraping 24/7

So your business is suffering from scraping attacks? Here’s your chance to finally put an end to the problem. Learn more about ASSASSIN – an online, around-the-clock anti scraping service which protects your information and stops scrapers dead in their tracks.
Learn more about the anti scaping service ASSASSIN.

About blockscraping.com

This site is created and maintained by Sentor, global provider of managed security services and world experts on how to prevent scraping and stop data theft on the web.
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