DDOS-Guard is only hosting a temporary static page for Parler, they are not hosting the full Parler application. (Source : Quote from Parler's CEO, NYT, 1/19/21, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/technology/parler-russian-company.html)
On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 12:55 PM Matt Erculiani <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll add that after reading the article, it doesn't appear that Parler was > specifically targeted, just DDoS-Guard prior to becoming their new host. > Deplatforming of Parler wasn't really on anyone's radar back in November > when the complaint with LACNIC was filed and I'm not under the impression > they had lined DDoS-Guard up as a backup host at this point, or their > downtime would have been much less after Amazon gave them the boot; still, > they almost certainly would have been very tight lipped about who that > provider would be. > > It just seemed like a convenient coincidence that Parler has since become > a customer and will be inconvenienced by this, the extent to which is not > likely to be very high as they've probably re-written any modules of their > backend that weren't portable, and now have some experience with finding > and deploying on a new host. > > -Matt > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:39 AM Jean St-Laurent via NANOG < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I should have probably add more content or a comment. >> >> >> >> I feel this is a good example that a pen is mightier than a sword. >> >> >> >> I am impress by what I read in this article and would definitely like to >> hear/read more, maybe coming from Ronald Guilmette? >> >> >> >> Thanks all >> >> >> Jean >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* NANOG <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Jean >> St-Laurent via NANOG >> *Sent:* January 21, 2021 12:17 PM >> *To:* 'NANOG' <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Nice work Ron >> >> >> >> >> https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/ddos-guard-to-forfeit-internet-space-occupied-by-parler/ >> >> >> >> [image: Image removed by sender. ddosTest me Security inc] >> >> Jean St-Laurent >> >> CISSP #634103 >> >> >> >> ddosTest me security inc >> >> tel: 438 806-9800 <+14388069800> >> >> site: https://ddostest.me >> >> email: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Matt Erculiani > ERCUL-ARIN >
