{"id":12285,"date":"2016-02-20T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=12285"},"modified":"2016-02-19T17:23:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T01:23:21","slug":"palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-february-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-february-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto Networks News of the Week \u2013 February 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this past week.<\/p>\n

Unit 42 observed Locky<\/span><\/a>, a new ransomware that mimics Dridex-style distribution. They also\u00a0discovered a new Android Trojan \u201cXbot\u201d<\/span><\/a> that phishes credit cards and bank accounts, and encrypts devices for ransom.<\/p>\n

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John A. Davis, Major General (Retired) United States Army, and Vice President and Federal Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Palo Alto Networks, discussed the first of four imperatives<\/span><\/a> for cybersecurity success in the digital age.<\/p>\n

Greg Day, Palo Alto Networks VP & CSO, EMEA, addressed the growing importance of threat DNA<\/span><\/a> in attack techniques.<\/p>\n

Ignite is coming up soon. Find out what\u2019s new<\/span><\/a> at this year\u2019s conference, and watch this video to find out why you don\u2019t want miss it:<\/p>\n

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Joerg Sieber talked about why actionable threat intelligence<\/span><\/a> is the key to efficient and comprehensive security.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Chin explained how Traps<\/span><\/a> could help prevent successful attacks on legacy ATM endpoints.<\/p>\n

We published a new episode of People of Palo Alto Networks<\/span><\/a> highlighting Ellison Bailis, Senior Manager of Workplace Design and Planning.<\/p>\n

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Palo Alto Networks Academy collaborated with VetsinTech<\/span><\/a> to host a product training session exclusively for veterans.<\/p>\n

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Read this week's NextWave Partner Channel Scoop<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are\u00a0upcoming events<\/a>\u00a0around the world that you should know about:<\/p>\n

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW<\/a><\/p>\n