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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- December 6, 2013

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Dec 06, 2013  
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[News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown)  
[Predictions](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/predictions/?ts=markdown)  
[2014 Predictions](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/2014-predictions/?ts=markdown)  
[CISO](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/ciso/?ts=markdown)  
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[Ignite 2014](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/ignite-2014/?ts=markdown)  
[threat prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/threat-prevention/?ts=markdown)  
[Tip of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/tip-of-the-week/?ts=markdown)

Here's a recap of the top [Palo Alto Networks news and happenings](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/) from this past week. Come back and visit us every Friday to learn all the latest!

Watch this [IT Executive video interview](http://bit.ly/1aqsGE7) with our CMO [Rene Bonvanie](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rene/) about applications for secure mobile access.

[Tip of the Week](http://bit.ly/18CJMon): [Danelle Au](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/danelle/) discusses who every CISO should be communicating with on a regular basis.

[Register](http://bit.ly/1baob3H) for Ignite 2014 by tomorrow (12/7) and save $200! And be sure to follow Ignite 2014 on Twitter ([@Ignite\_Conf)](https://twitter.com/ignite_conf).

Ignite 2014 [Call for Speakers](http://bit.ly/1bl1Q0R) closes soon but there's still time for you to influence the direction of the conference and even be a part of it! We're looking for abstracts that include innovative use cases, practical integration, and in-depth explanations of lessons learned from real-world deployments of next-generation security.

This week we also began giving you an idea of what we expect from the industry next year. Here's a look at the first three batches of Palo Alto Networks [2014 cybersecurity predictions](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/2014-predictions/):

* [Isabelle Dumont](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/isabelledumont/) speculates on next year's industry-focused [cybersecurity trends](http://bit.ly/1c9UzS2)
* [Wade Williamson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/wade/) delves into [APTs and the overall threat landscape](http://bit.ly/1dQjgtw), including financially motivated malware and a skills shortage
* [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/) discusses the future of [firewalls](http://bit.ly/1bjVouJ)

We'll have more predictions next week, so be sure you come back to learn what else we see coming next year.

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