* [Blog](https://origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/blog) * [Palo Alto Networks](https://origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/corporate/) * [Announcement](https://origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/) * Palo Alto Networks News o... # Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- August 15 [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Forigin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com%2Fblog%2F2014%2F08%2Fpalo-alto-networks-news-week-august-15%2F) [](https://twitter.com/share?text=Palo+Alto+Networks+News+of+the+Week+%E2%80%93+August+15&url=https%3A%2F%2Forigin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com%2Fblog%2F2014%2F08%2Fpalo-alto-networks-news-week-august-15%2F) [](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Forigin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com%2Fblog%2F2014%2F08%2Fpalo-alto-networks-news-week-august-15%2F&title=Palo+Alto+Networks+News+of+the+Week+%E2%80%93+August+15&summary=&source=) [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com//www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/08/palo-alto-networks-news-week-august-15/&ts=markdown) \[\](mailto:?subject=Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – August 15) Link copied By [Chad Berndtson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/cberndston/?ts=markdown "Posts by Chad Berndtson") Aug 15, 2014 3 minutes [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown) [Application Advisory/Analysis](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-advisoryanalysis/?ts=markdown) [Data Center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/data-center-2/?ts=markdown) [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown) [News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown) [#pa7050pic](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/pa7050pic/?ts=markdown) [Annual Top 100 Executives](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/annual-top-100-executives/?ts=markdown) [VMware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/vmware/?ts=markdown) [WildFire](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/wildfire/?ts=markdown) Here's a roundup of this week's top [Palo Alto Networks news](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/). Later this month we'll gather in San Francisco for VMworld. [Find out how you can engage with us while there](http://bit.ly/1rir49s), including our scheduled live demonstrations, presentations from Nir Zuk, and more. While there, you'll be able to experience our integration with VMware NSX up close and personal to [find out how](http://bit.ly/1sZ275R) Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls secure the software-defined data center. ![PANW at vmworld](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PANW-at-vmworld-500x135.png) Customer Perspective: [VMware NSX, Next-Generation Security and Micro-Segmentation](http://bit.ly/1ywUdAk) from John Spiegel, Global IS Communications Manager for Columbia Sportswear. [Check out Columbia's security journey](http://bit.ly/1ywUdAk), and don't miss John's session us at VMworld on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2:30 pm. Palo Alto Networks has [uncovered](http://bit.ly/1oOYzx3) several new samples of attacks using Google Code for command and control. We're proud to [announce](http://bit.ly/1rrUlia) that three of our executives were recognized in CRN's Annual Top 100 Executives list, including Most Influential, Sales Leaders, and Top Disruptors. ![Zuk, Nir\_reduced](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Zuk-Nir_reduced-230x322.jpg) ![myers\_ron\_palo\_alto\_networks400](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/myers_ron_palo_alto_networks400-230x229.jpg) ![Mark\_McLaughlin\_Executive\_Photo August 2009](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mark_McLaughlin_Executive_Photo-August-2009-230x296.jpg) [Transforming Cybersecurity from the Most Expensive Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone](http://bit.ly/1vzCCeS): Tim Treat discusses how business relationships, not speeds-and-feeds, get board members, C-level executives and prospects to more deeply understand cybersecurity. Congratulations to Abdelkrim, our [PA-7050 Picture It winner for July](http://bit.ly/1uOZyTe)! Don't forget to enter for a chance to be August's winner. ![img\_20140704\_143903](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140704_143903-500x375.jpg) We're proud to have two Palo Alto Networks experts, Scott Gainey and Scott Simkin, featured on a regular basis in SecurityWeek, one of the industry's premier trade publications. [Learn more about what they've shared already, and how to follow along](http://bit.ly/1suX1j7). ![securityweek\_high res](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/securityweek_high-res.png) "We can put a man on the moon, but we can't make software reliable?" Find out more about what Rick Howard is referring to in [this Dark Reading article](http://ubm.io/1paS3Fj). Here are [upcoming events](http://events.paloaltonetworks.com/) around the world that you should know about: [Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjM0MA==) When: August 20, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST Where: Online [VMworld San Francisco](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjI3NQ==) When: August 24, 2014 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST Where: San Francisco, CA [2014 Cyber, Identity and Financial Threats Symposium](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjIyNg==) When: August 26, 2014 from 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM GMT+10:00 Where: Sanctuary Cove, QLD [Demo - näe mitä seuraavan sukupolven tietoturva tarkoittaa käytännössä](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjMzOQ==) \[Finnish\] When: August 26, 2014 from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EET Where: Online [Expose the Underground](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjM1Mw==) \[Dutch\] When: August 26, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CET Where: Zwolle [Palo Alto Networks demo - näe mitä seuraavan sukupolven tietoturva tar](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjMyMQ==) \[Finnish\] When: August 26, 2014 from 3:00 PM - 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