Protecting a Website's Security with Google Disavow
Backlinks can have a significant impact on a website's security. When a website has too many spammy or low-quality backlinks, it can become vulnerable to hacking, malware, and other security threats.
Hackers and other malicious actors can use these harmful backlinks to exploit vulnerabilities in a website's code and gain access to sensitive data or control of the website. They can also use these backlinks to spread malware or redirect visitors to other websites.
By using Google Disavow to disassociate themselves from these harmful backlinks, website owners can reduce their website's vulnerability to security threats. This can help protect their website and their visitors from harm and ensure that their website remains a safe and secure place for visitors to access.
Identifying New Backlinks with Google Disavow
Google Disavow can also help website owners identify new backlinks to their website that they were not previously aware of. When a disavow file is uploaded to Google Search Console, Google provides a list of the URLs that have been disavowed.
You can read the entire article on the Protectumus website security blog - https://protectumus.com/blog/details/how-google-di...