At a Glance
- Belgian Directory Service
- Telecommunications
Challenges
- Unknown actors would scrape Directory Service websites instead of paying for a commercial license
- In-house efforts to find and block offending IPs involved multiple people and departments, blocked legitimate users, and the bot operators just moved to new IPs
- Legal actions against the web scrapers was expensive, timeconsuming, and ineffective
Results
- Directory Service data is now only available to human consumers, and to businesses licensing the data through the API server
- Distil runs unattended, automatically blocking web scrapers, saving upwards of €10,000 per incident in IT labor costs
- No more need to take legal action; legal department can now focus on other areas of the business
Applicable OWASP Automated Threats
Request a Demo“We wanted something that would run unattended and automatically stop the bots. We were astounded by the amount bad bots that are available o the Internet and try to access our datas. Distil just works.”
– Tom, IT Project Manager
Overview
The customer is the leading Directory Service in Belgium. Owning a database of more than 8 million telephone numbers and addresses (both private and business listings), the customer provides directory services mainly via 2 channels: call center with operators who can deliver personalized service and self-service search via website.
