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That's not how CF works either, they'll force you to a custom plan if you get hit enough. If it wasn't clear, Krebs wasn't paying Akamai a penny. I'd assume th
by ryanlol 10y ago
That's not how CF works either, they'll force you to a custom plan if you get hit enough.
If it wasn't clear, Krebs wasn't paying Akamai a penny. I'd assume their cheapest solutions start around 10k a month, hard to justify for a journo.
- Analemma_ 10y agoOk, I did not see Krebs' latest tweet that he was getting free service (https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/779111614226239488 https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/779111614226239488), that's a lot more justifiable. You'd think a netsec journalist would be the first to find it worth it to get on the paid plan.
- ryanlol 10y ago>You'd think a netsec journalist would be the first to find it worth it to get on the paid plan. How much do you think a solo netsec journalist with only a couple of ads on his site earns?
- pasbesoin 10y agoKrebs' reporting (now, after leaving the Washington Post under whatever circumstances -- cost cutting? -- on his own "blog"), has for years now shone a very useful, researched insight into various matters of important technological vulnerability. He provides a real service. Which is probably why Akamai offered him their services for free, in the first place. Krebs shines a light on shadows that very much don't want to be seen, much less outed. The years long level of escalating attacks against him and his site reflect this.
- detaro 10y agoThe "pro bono" part reads to me like Akamai offered him something he'd normally have to pay for for free, so he probably had a "paid plan" equivalent. Still understandable that Akamai dropped that after while, despite the PR damage, especially if it affected their work for paying customers.