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Catch Our Session: Defending Against AI Crawlers

Over the past year, a massive wave of AI-powered bots has flooded server logs. These crawlers scrape public data to feed large language models. While they are not malicious, they move fast, often ignore basic rules, and easily overload infrastructure that isn’t built for massive traffic spikes.

Join our team as they reveal exactly what happens behind the scenes and how you can protect your site.

Session Details

• Topic: AI Crawlers Are Crushing Your Website: Here’s What You Can Do About It
• Speakers: Matt West (Engineering Manager) & John Brandenburg (Technical Architect)
• When: Tuesday, March 24th, 1:30 PM (50 minutes)
• Where: Continental Room B (Lobby Level)

What You Will Learn

During this 50-minute talk, Matt and John will give you a clear understanding of the problem and a checklist of actions you can take immediately. You will learn:

• How to spot patterns and detect aggressive LLM crawlers.
• Practical ways to throttle or block traffic using CDNs, WAFs, and server protections.
• Specific Drupal configurations to manage caching, permissions, and crawl behavior.
• How to navigate the policy side of blocking content and communicate risks to your stakeholders.

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Let’s Talk Strategy

Need help optimizing your Drupal infrastructure right now? You don’t have to wait for the session. Sit down with the Forum One team to discuss your specific challenges, talk through site architecture, or simply learn more about how we help organizations build resilient digital platforms.

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