Network Break 365: Salesforce Forces Multi-Factor Authentication; FAA Implements 5G Buffer Zones

This week on Network Break we discuss why Salesforce is requiring multi-factor authentication from customers starting in February 2022, examine an SFP module that comes with a tiny computer running Linux, and highlight the vast gap between cloud hype and cloud spending compared to traditional IT gear. SD-WAN consolidation continues as a fiber providers snaps up a managed SD-WAN service, the FAA requires buffers zones around 50 US airports due to concerns about aircraft interference from C-band 5G, MWC Barcelona will be held in person this February, and a homeowner gets an unpleasant intrusion of telecom fiber. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Nokia Network Break is sponsored in part by Nokia. Find out how Nokia’s SR-Linux operating system can help you build a DC fabric with EVPN. Check out a recent Tech Bytes episode we recorded with Nokia on the subject. You can listen by going to nokia.ly/evpn. Tech Bytes: Netskope Stay tuned for a Tech Bytes podcast conversation with sponsor Netskope about security clouds that offer capabilities including firewalling, traffic inspection, Web gateways, and more. We explore why these clouds aren’t all the same, and why the architecture under the hood, including networking, makes a difference. For more information, go to netskope.com/packetpushers. Show Links: Salesforce Multi-Factor Authentication FAQ – Salesforce Check That Your Implementation Satisfies the MFA Requirement – Salesforce Ghost in the ethernet optic – Benjojo Cloud numbers don’t add up – InfoWorld Computing and data infrastructure in ’22 – Kleiner Perkins Zayo Group Strengthens Edge and SD-WAN Leadership with Acquisition of QOS Networks – Business Wire FAA Statements on 5G – Federal Aviation Administration 50 US airports to be surrounded by 5G C-band-free zones – The Register Verizon 5G Is Changing January 19: What You Need to Know – PC Magazine MWC22 Barcelona: Reconnecting an Industry and Community – MWC Barcelona GSMA: MWC Barcelona Must Go On, COVID Be Damned – SDX Central Attendance at CES 2022 conference plummets amid COVID-19 surge –...