At Click Guardian, we go beyond traditional click fraud protection by offering a unique, collaborative feature called the Global Threat Network. This system acts as an additional layer of security against fraudulent activity across all Click Guardian users.
What Is the Global Threat Network?
The Global Threat Network is a real-time database that collects and analyses anonymised data from across our entire user base. When suspicious or fraudulent behaviour is detected by one client, that information is fed into the network—allowing others to automatically benefit from this knowledge.
Instead of relying only on your own site's data to detect threats, the Global Threat Network gives you access to a shared intelligence system, significantly increasing your protection.
How It Works
Fraudulent behaviour detected by any Click Guardian user is anonymously contributed to the Global Threat Network.
IP addresses flagged multiple times across different accounts are marked as known threats.
If a visitor already identified as fraudulent clicks on your paid ads, they can be blocked automatically—without waiting for your own rules to trigger.
In other words: you benefit from the collective experience of thousands of campaigns, not just your own data.
Why It Matters
Faster Protection: You can block threats before they impact your advertising spend.
Shared Intelligence: Leverage the findings from other industries, regions, and markets.
Reduced Risk: Stay ahead of sophisticated fraudsters who target multiple businesses.
The Global Threat Network strengthens your defences and helps ensure that your ads are only shown to genuine potential customers.
How to Use It
There’s no complicated setup. Simply:
Make sure Global Threat Network protection is enabled in your Click Guardian Settings.
Click Guardian will handle the rest automatically in the background.