Network Break > Ep. 276 | March 23, 2020
Network Break 276: Cisco Extends Certification Renewals; EU Asks Streaming Services To Reduce Bandwidth
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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.
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Show Links:
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 Bill: A New Path for DOJ to Finally Break Encryption – Electronic Frontier Foundation
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I downgraded netflix from HD $13.99 per month to SD quality at $8.99, buys me an extra latte each month. On utube, I set the video quality to max 790p, my eyes can’t the difference with higher resolutions. Why waste.