Network Break 338: Breach In Progress? Gigamon Operators Are Standing By; IEEE Finalizes New Ethernet Standard

Take a Network Break! We start with an FU regarding building silicon fabs in the Arizona desert, then jump into the newly minted IEEE 802.3cu standard that makes possible 100G and 400G speeds per wavelength on single-mode optical fiber. We also discuss a new security offering from Gigamon that combines SaaS-based NDR with on-call assistance from security experts. Speaking of security, we cover a raft of new SASE service offerings being launched US service providers, and then discuss why IBM spent $1.5 billion for resource-optimization vendor Turbonomic. A news article raises the specter of counterfeit semiconductors sneaking into the supply chain, and data center switch revenues jumped 14% for the first quarter of 2021. Last but not least, we add the phrase “turbidity currents” to our vocabulary in discussing an underwater avalanche that knocked out a pair of submarine telecom cables. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Securely enable remote workforce with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, cloud-delivered security that  protects all user and application traffic while ensuring an exceptional user experience. Get a virtual test drive at paloaltonetworks.com/resources/test-drives. Tech Byte: Fortinet Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Fortinet. We’ll here from Fortinet customer Batteries Plus about an SD-WAN and SD-Branch deployment with Foritnet. Show Links: Ethernet Alliance Touts Range of Simultaneous Advances for Global High-Speed Ethernet Community – Ethernet Alliance Gigamon Launches ThreatINSIGHT Guided-SaaS NDR to Improve SOC Effectiveness and Reduce Analyst Burnout – Gigamon Palo Alto Networks Teams with AT&T to Deliver Managed SASE – Palo Alto Networks Comcast Picks Versa for SASE Service – Futuriom Verizon jumps into SASE with multi-vendor play – Fierce Telecom IBM to Acquire Turbonomic Building Industry’s Most Comprehensive AIOps Capabilities for Hybrid Cloud – IBM IBM acquires software provider Turbonomic for over $1.5 bln – Nasdaq The global chip shortage is creating a new problem: More fake components – ZDNet Sales of Data Center Switches Surged in the First Quarter of 2021,