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Network Break 276: Cisco Extends Certification Renewals; EU Asks Streaming Services To Reduce Bandwidth
Take a Network Break. We check in on the health of the global Internet as more and workers go remote, a mobile networking successfully tests sending text messages via satellite using a standard mobile phone, and the EU asks streaming services including Netflix and YouTube to throttle back to standard definition to preserve bandwidth. Cisco extends the deadline for the renewal of professional certifications to accommodate travel restrictions, Cisco issues patches for SD-WAN vulnerabilities, the Electronic Frontier Foundation warns of the potential for government-mandated encryption back doors in new legislation that aims to thwart crimes against children, and the economic downturn hits debt-heavy tech companies. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Cumulus Networks Today’s episode is sponsored by Cumulus Networks. When customers want to build a private cloud environment that is open, modern, and simpler to manage, they choose Cumulus Linux. To learn more about open networking, head to https://cumulusnetworks.com/open Tech Bytes: AppNeta Join us after the news to for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with AppNeta on getting better visibility into the end user experience for remote workers. Show Links: DECIX Traffic AMSIX Stats LINX Stats COVID-19 Vendor Offers Tracking Page – Packet Pushers Lynk claims successful test of satellite-to-cell-phone communications, cites potential public-safety value – Urgent Communications Netflix starts 30-day video data diet at EU’s request to ensure network availability during coronavirus crisis – The Register Netflix to slow Europe transmissions to avoid broadband overload – The Guardian YouTube to reduce streaming quality in Europe due to coronavirus – Reuters We’re extending the expiration date for all active certifications – Cisco Systems About online exams – Microsoft Cisco Security Advisories – Cisco Systems The Graham-Blumenthal ...