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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- August 6, 2016

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[Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown)  
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Catch up on the top Palo Alto Networks news from the past week.

Unit 42 tracked [Orcus](http://bit.ly/2aKNeDw), the birth of an unusual plugin builder RAT.

We also announced the [first set of winners](http://bit.ly/2axXMHB) for the Unit42 LabyREnth Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge.

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Mark McLaughlin was named to [CRN's Top 100 Executives](http://bit.ly/2auwRqR) list.

Sean Duca and Danielle Kriz shared three important takeaways from the Reserve Bank of India's [Cyber Security Framework in Banks](http://bit.ly/2avnE0A).

The Japanese election results are in. But how does that affect cybersecurity and the [Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics](http://bit.ly/2aqdXne)? Palo Alto Networks CSO Japan, Mihoko Matsubara, shared her thoughts.

Palo Alto Networks introduced the new [Traps v3.4](http://bit.ly/2axnkiP) to protect you from antivirus and [MineMeld](http://bit.ly/2aABP98): simplified, open-source threat intelligence sharing.

Cybersecurity Canon Committee Member, Bob Clark, reviewed "[Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetics History](http://bit.ly/2awuBjY)."

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Next-Gen Drive: Robert Megennis won the [Tilton Hard Charger Awards](http://bit.ly/2arGMjf) at Grand Prix of Toronto.

The latest episode of People of Palo Alto Networks featured [Louise Radoor Larsen](http://bit.ly/2aj0Hhr), Senior Business Development, Denmark. Find out why she loves working at Palo Alto Networks.

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