At CGHero, we are committed to protecting the creative work of our Heroes from malicious activity, including AI scraping and bots attempting to use or replicate artwork without permission. To safeguard our community’s content, we utilize advanced tools and strategies, including Amazon CloudFront, to prevent unauthorized access and scraping attempts.
What is CloudFront?
Amazon CloudFront is a secure content delivery network (CDN) service that helps deliver images, files, and other content with low latency and high performance. CGHero uses CloudFront to serve artwork and portfolio images, which helps protect against unauthorized access and malicious activity by AI scraping bots.
How Does CloudFront Help Protect Your Artwork?
CloudFront provides several layers of security to protect against malicious actors trying to scrape or misuse the artwork hosted on CGHero:
DDoS Protection: CloudFront includes built-in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection. This helps safeguard against bots or malicious actors that may attempt to overwhelm the platform with requests to scrape or copy content.
Access Controls: CloudFront allows us to implement advanced access controls, ensuring that only legitimate users can access certain content. By configuring access rules, we can prevent unauthorized bots from reaching or downloading Hero artwork.
Custom Security Configurations: CGHero configures CloudFront to actively block malicious activity, such as AI scraping bots or unauthorized access attempts. This includes rate-limiting and other restrictions that prevent excessive scraping or suspicious behavior.
Encryption: All data served through CloudFront is encrypted in transit using HTTPS. This ensures that your artwork is protected during the transmission process and cannot be intercepted or accessed by unauthorized parties.
Our Ongoing Commitment to Security
We continually monitor and update our security measures to ensure that your work remains safe from unauthorized use. While CloudFront provides a robust defense, CGHero also employs other security measures such as firewalls, IP blacklisting, and manual reviews to detect and prevent any potential threats.
What You Can Do to Protect Your Content
In addition to our platform-level protections, we recommend that our Heroes take the following steps to further secure their content:
Watermark Your Images: For an added layer of protection, consider watermarking your artwork to make it more difficult for unauthorized use.
Monitor Your Portfolio: Regularly check your portfolio and report any suspicious activity or unauthorized use of your artwork to our support team.
Need More Information?
For more information on how we protect your artwork from AI scraping and bot activity, or if you notice any suspicious activity, please contact our support team at support@cghero.com.
For more details on CloudFront security, visit the official AWS CloudFront security page: CloudFront Security.