Network Break 278: Palo Alto Buys SD-WAN Maker CloudGenix; Zoom Gets Called On Security, Privacy Problems

Take a Network Break! Palo Alto Networks plunks down $420 million to buy SD-WAN vendor CloudGenix, Zoom copes with security and privacy problems, and Cisco Webex announces it will automatically adjust or turn off video based on network quality. Cisco has announced the dates for a virtual version of Cisco Live, BlueCat tracks an increase in DNS over HTTPS (DoH), and Google suffered a short outage due to router issues (not capacity problems). Cloudflare rolls out a free DNS filtering service for families, HPE recommends a firmware upgrade to prevent certain families of SSD drives from bricking, and the space networking startup OneWeb prepares a bankruptcy filing. Finally, AWS announces you can take certification exams from home with an online proctor, and PluralSight makes all of its courses available for free for the month of April. Sponsor: ThousandEyes Today’s show is sponsored by ThousandEyes. TE gives you performance visibility from every user to every app over any network, both internal and external, so you can migrate to the cloud, troubleshoot faster and deliver exceptional user experiences. Sign up for a free account at thousandeyes.com/packetpushers and choose a free ThousandEyes t-shirt. Tech Bytes: Oracle Stay tuned for a Tech Bytes conversation on SD-WAN with sponsor Oracle. We’ll discuss how Oracle’s SD-WAN enables and supports multi-cloud management, failsafe network automation, more secure connections, and application fluency. Show Links: Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire CloudGenix to Extend The Industry’s Most Comprehensive Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform – Palo Alto Networks Network Break 254: Amazon Develops Wireless Gadget Protocol; Mellanox Gear Harmonizes With SONiC – Packet Pushers Zoom iOS app quietly sending data to Facebook, even if you have no account [Update: Fixed] – 9to5Mac What You Should Know About Online Tools During The COVID-19 Crisis – EFF Ex-NSA hacker drops new zero-day doom for Zoom – TechCrunch Zoom Lets Attackers Steal Windows Credentials, Run Programs via UNC Links – Bleeping Computer A Message to Our Users – Zoom Blog Zoom Privacy Policy – Zoom The Facts Around Zoom and Encryption for Meetings/Webinars – Zoom Zoom Sued f...