09/11/2026
Should every AI bot be blocked?
AI crawlers collect web content, while AI agents can search, use functions, and interact with web services on behalf of users.
This makes it harder to decide which automated traffic to allow or block. Blocking all AI traffic can restrict legitimate access, while allowing it without controls can lead to excessive or unintended activity.
Security teams need to consider who is sending the traffic, what it is accessing, and how it behaves. Even requests from legitimate AI agents still need to be checked for application-level threats.
Our latest tech blog looks at how AI crawlers and agentic bots affect web security and how bot management and WAF rules can help manage these risks.
📍Read more: https://www.cloudbric.com/ai-crawlers-and-agentic-bots-new-traffic-types-security-teams-need-to-manage/