{"id":13345,"date":"2016-04-16T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=13345"},"modified":"2016-04-18T10:57:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T17:57:19","slug":"palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-april-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto Networks News of the Week \u2013 April 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Read all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from the past week right here.<\/p>\n<p>Join us next week for Breach Prevention Week! A full list of daily activities, April 18-22, is available <a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/preventionweek\">here<\/a>. At a glance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, April 18: The Next Generation Security Platform Just Got Better!<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, April 19: Public, Private, Hybrid: Secure Your Cloud\u2019s Future<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, April 20: Securing Office 365 Is Easier Than Herding Sheep<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, April 21: Weaponize Your Threat Intelligence for Breach Prevention<\/li>\n<li>Friday, April 22: Virtual Ultimate Test-Drive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We announced the dates and the venue change for Ignite Conference 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/25Vb3wk\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Save the date for<\/a> June 12-15, 2017 in Vancouver, BC, and don\u2019t forget to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1MsNWCZ\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >our action-packed look back<\/a> at Ignite Conference 2016!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SAVETHEDATEIGNITE_2017_600X150-011-500x125-2.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13348\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"500\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13348 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SAVETHEDATEIGNITE_2017_600X150-011-500x125-2-500x125.png\" alt=\"SAVETHEDATEIGNITE_2017_600X150-011-500x125\" width=\"500\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SAVETHEDATEIGNITE_2017_600X150-011-500x125-2.png 500w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SAVETHEDATEIGNITE_2017_600X150-011-500x125-2-230x58.png 230w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SAVETHEDATEIGNITE_2017_600X150-011-500x125-2-160x40.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Unit 42 &amp; Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit joint research effort uncovered that <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1SFmMVW\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >click-fraud Ramdo malware family<\/a> continues to plague users<\/p>\n<p>Interested in keeping up with Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence? Enter your e-mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/unit42\/\">here in the \u201cGet Updates\u201d box<\/a>,\u00a0and receive updates to the Unit 42 threat intelligence blog in real time, as well as information on upcoming Unit 42 whitepapers and appearances at industry events.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-title-unit42-500x68.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10819\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"500\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:13.6%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10819 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-title-unit42-500x68-500x68.png\" alt=\"blog-title-unit42-500x68\" width=\"500\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-title-unit42-500x68.png 500w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-title-unit42-500x68-230x31.png 230w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-title-unit42-500x68-240x33.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We recently <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1YccOQ7\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >announced PAN-OS 7.1<\/a>. Learn how it can benefit your organization:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Vvv7AA\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Government<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UJB4ed\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >SCADA &amp; Industrial Control Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/23moVxi\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1NeurJc\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qyXfqW\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Financial Services (new!)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Greg Day examined the question of whether <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qSPeh2\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >labels help in security<\/a>, and cautions that the \u201cdevil is in the details.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Danielle Kriz <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1NlsJFU\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >detailed<\/a> continuing signs of progress on cybersecurity policy in the EU.<\/p>\n<p>Joerg Sieber continued his discussion on maximizing your Panorama deployment with tips on <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/22pxFQV\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >how to customize your Panorama deployment<\/a> to meet your needs.<\/p>\n<p>Yiftach Keshet published part 3 of his series <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/22uzsV6\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Exploitation Demystified: Heap based exploits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Technical Documentation team published a guide to help you <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1NaCbBe\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >get to know PAN-OS 7.1<\/a> and make the most out of this new release.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/channel-scoop-april-15-2016\/\">NextWave Partner Channel Scoop<\/a> is ready for your weekly reading.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/PAN_ChannelScoop_Blog1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10802\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"498\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:54.02%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10802 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/PAN_ChannelScoop_Blog1.jpg\" alt=\"PAN_ChannelScoop_Blog\" width=\"498\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/PAN_ChannelScoop_Blog1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/PAN_ChannelScoop_Blog1-230x124.jpg 230w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/PAN_ChannelScoop_Blog1-74x40.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13350\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"500\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:12.4%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13350 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62-500x62.jpg\" alt=\"phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62\" width=\"500\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62.jpg 500w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62-230x29.jpg 230w, https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62-240x30.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/\">upcoming events<\/a>\u00a0around the world that you should know about:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTIwMg==\">Palo Alto Networks Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW- Apr 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 18, 2016 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT+8:00<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTE5Mg==\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW April 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 18, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTIwNg==\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive: Next Generation Firewall - Apr 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 18, 2016 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTM1NA==\">Advanced Endpoint Protection - Ultimate Test Drive<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 19, 2016 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST<\/li>\n<li>Irvine, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTQyMg==\">Invitaci\u00f3n: Cena exclusiva en Astrid y Gast\u00f3n, martes 19<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 19, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST<\/li>\n<li>Bogot\u00e1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTE5Mw==\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive TP April 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 19, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTIwMw==\">Palo Alto Networks - Virtual Ultimate Test Drive TP - Apr 20, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 20, 2016 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT +8:00<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTAxOA==\">Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 20, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTE5NQ==\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW April 20, 2016 - SPANISH<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 20, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTE5NA==\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive VDC April 20, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 20, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTIwNw==\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive: Virtual Data Center - April 20, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 20, 2016 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTAzMw==\">Advanced Endpoint Protection, Live Demo<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 21, 2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MEZ<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTQyNA==\">Invitaci\u00f3n: Cena exclusiva con Palo Alto Networks, jueves 21<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 21, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST<\/li>\n<li>Medell\u00edn, Antioquia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTQ1NQ==\">Palo Alto Networks WildFire Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 21, 2016 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CET<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTMyOQ==\">Threat Prevention Ultimate Test Drive - Cambridge MA<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 21, 2016 9:00 Am - 1:00 Pm Est<\/li>\n<li>Cambridge, Ma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/dmVyaXRlNTAzNg==\">Ultimate Test Drive - 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Join us next week for Breach Prevention Week! 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