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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week: November 4, 2017

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[Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/unit-42/?ts=markdown)

Did you miss any of this week's Palo Alto Networks action? Don't worry -- we've rounded up our top news and views right here:

* Unit 42 shared new research:
  * [Everybody Gets One: QtBot Used to Distribute Trickbot and Locky](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/11/unit42-everybody-gets-one-qtbot-used-distribute-trickbot-locky/)
  * [Recent InPage Exploits Lead to Multiple Malware Families](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/11/unit42-recent-inpage-exploits-lead-multiple-malware-families/)
* ["Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security"](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/10/announcing-2018-cybersecurity-canon-peoples-choice-award-winner/) won the 2018 Cybersecurity Canon People's Choice Award!
* The latest post from our Engineers at Work series examines the [automatic static detection of malicious JavaScript](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/10/engineers-work-automatic-static-detection-malicious-javascript/).
* Read the new Cybersecurity Canon book review of "[The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/10/cybersecurity-canon-dark-net-inside-digital-underworld/)"
* When it comes to security, [how predictable are your OPEX costs](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/10/shift-security-spending-capex-predictable-opex/)?
* Learn why [trust is a vulnerability for your network](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/11/trust-is-a-vulnerability/).

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