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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- May 2

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May 02, 2015  
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[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)  
[AutoFocus](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/autofocus/?ts=markdown)  
[Don't Panic](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/dont-panic/?ts=markdown)  
[Ignite 2015](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/ignite-2015/?ts=markdown)  
[Internet of Things](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/internet-of-things/?ts=markdown)  
[PlugX](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/plugx/?ts=markdown)  
[Spark User Summit](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/spark-user-summit/?ts=markdown)  
[URL filtering](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/url-filtering/?ts=markdown)

Here is all of the top [Palo Alto Networks news](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/) from this past week.

Palo Alto Networks CEO [Mark McLaughlin](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/mark-mclaughlin/) [talked with](http://bit.ly/1AhECX5) [Jim Cramer](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/jim-cramer/) on CNBC's Mad Money about taking a prevention-oriented approach, and how our enterprise security platform can help change the cost curve for companies.

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[![MARK\_Mad Money\_4 28 15](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MARK_Mad-Money_4-28-14.png)](http://bit.ly/1AhECX5)

Unit 42 [observed PlugX Trojan](http://bit.ly/1EC6Ob2) using legitimate Samsung application for DLL side-loading, and using our [AutoFocus](http://media.paloaltonetworks.com/lp/autofocus/?ts=autofocus) threat intelligence service, flagged these variants to help users identify related attacks.

[Listen to the first two episodes](http://bit.ly/1dtSY1C%5d) of the new Unit 42 podcast, Don't Panic, featuring Intelligence Director [Ryan Olson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ryan-olson/) and Palo Alto Networks CSO [Rick Howard](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rick/).

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We released the last wave of results from our [Ignite 2015 attendee survey](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/ignite-2015-survey/), and found that [the protection of intellectual property](http://bit.ly/1EwN5uF) is top priority for our respondents.

This month Palo Alto Networks officially [opened a new office in the Philippines](http://bit.ly/1DxrRHO), which will allow us to better serve the increasing needs of enterprises across multiple industries and service providers across the Asia-Pacific region.

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[Joerg Sieber](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/joerg-sieber/) [discusses URL Filtering](http://bit.ly/1F8wxcZ), and how to make it a crucial component of today's security architecture using Palo Alto Networks technology.

[Stephen Perciballi](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/stephen-perciballi/) [explains](http://bit.ly/1yz2IRK) why you should keep it simple when it comes to networking.

[Brian Tokuyoshi](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/brian/) [details ways](http://bit.ly/1DNg09W) to help you stay ahead of the security challenges introduced by the Internet of Things.

Get hands-on with cybersecurity at the Fuel User Group Spark User Summits, currently scheduled in [London on May 12](http://bit.ly/1bwO43j), [Toronto on June 23](http://bit.ly/1Ek2aOO), and [Houston on June 25](http://bit.ly/1Ek2aOO).

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Here are [upcoming events](http://events.paloaltonetworks.com/) around the world that you should know about:

[Palo Alto Networks L\&L](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzMxMA==) \[Spanish\]

* When: May 5, 2015 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM CST
* Where: Monterrey, NL

[Le nuove frontiere della sicurezza e virtualizzazione della rete](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI0OA==) \[Italian\]

* When: May 6, 2015 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CET
* Where: Roma

[LE NUOVE FRONTIERE DELLA SICUREZZA E DELLA VIRTUALIZZAZIONE DELLA RETE](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI2Mg==) \[Italian\]

* When: May 6, 2015 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CET
* Where: Roma

[Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI2OQ==)

* When: May 6, 2015 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
* Where: Online

[Public Sector Technical Workshop -- London](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzMxOQ==)

* When: May 6, 2015 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
* Where: London, ON

[Virtual Data Centre Ultimate Test Drive](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjg4OA==)

* When: May 6, 2015 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT
* Where: London

[Le nuove frontiere della sicurezza e virtualizzazione della rete](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI0OQ==) \[Italian\]

* When: May 7, 2015 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CET
* Where: Milano

[LE NUOVE FRONTIERE DELLA SICUREZZA E DELLA VIRTUALIZZAZIONE DELLA RETE](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI2Mw==) \[Italian\]

* When: May 7, 2015 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CET
* Where: Milano

[Palo Alto Networks PA-7050: Security and Performance - Together at Last](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzIyNw==)

* When: May 7, 2015 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CET
* Where: Online

[Take the Ultimate Test Drive](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI2MQ==)

* When: May 7, 2015 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM EST
* Where: King of Prussia, PA

[Take the Ultimate Test Drive!](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzE1NA==)

* When: May 7, 2015 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM CST
* Where: Austin, TX

[5月8日(金)製品実感ﾄﾚｰﾆﾝｸﾞ](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzIwNQ==) \[Japanese\]

* When: May 8, 2015 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

[Demo - näe mitä seuraavan sukupolven tietoturva tarkoittaa käytännössä](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI4NA==) \[Finnish\]

* When: May 12, 2015 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EET
* Where: Online

[Spark User Summit London](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI3OA==)

* When: May 12, 2015 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM WET
* Where: London

[WildFire: Automatically Detect and Prevent Unknown Threats](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzMxMw==)

* When: May 12, 2015 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CET
* Where: Online

[次世代ﾌｧｲｱｳｫｰﾙﾄﾗﾌﾞﾙｼｭｰﾃｨﾝｸﾞｾﾐﾅｰ](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI1NQ==) \[Japanese\]

* When: May 12, 2015 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

[5月13日(水)製品導入・運用支援ﾄﾚｰﾆﾝｸﾞ](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzIxNg==) \[Japanese\]

* When: May 13, 2015 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

[Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI3MA==)

* When: May 13, 2015 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
* Where: Online

[Fabricating the Next Generation Data Centre](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzE4OQ==)

* When: May 14, 2015 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM GMT
* Where: London

[Transforming Datacenter Security - Hollywood/Miami](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzEzMg==)

* When: May 14, 2015 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM EST
* Where: Hollywood, FL

[次世代ﾌｧｲｱｳｫｰﾙﾄﾗﾌﾞﾙｼｭｰﾃｨﾝｸﾞｾﾐﾅｰ](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzI1NA==) \[Japanese\]

* When: May 14, 2015 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

[5月15日(金)製品体感ｾﾐﾅｰ](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMzIxOQ==)

* When: May 15, 2015 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

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