Reactive response

If all that fails and, let's face it, a lot of it will ... shape up for a scrap.

Seeking out scrapers

Quite likely, you'll have no clue your content's been collared until you look for copies.

As with most security topics, setting up and mastering a system is what takes the most time but, thereon, keeping tabs on scrapers makes for light work.

Investigating the Dashboard

You needn't travel far to uncover the first clues. Try the Dashboard.

Incoming links

The Incoming Links box gets the ball rolling. Simply click through the saying links but, bear in mind, these are generally friendly, nicely attributing links:

Verdict: Better for finding friendly links.

Trackbacks

Similarly, scanning trackbacks is a breeze. When you manage your comments and come across trackbacks, click though for a few surprises.

Verdict: Can be illuminating.

Investigating the site and server log

We'll be analysing logs in Chapter 9, so there's a help. Traffic spikes, Digg aside, are often a sign of malicious intent...