{"id":6499,"date":"2014-08-22T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=6499"},"modified":"2021-03-22T08:39:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:39:14","slug":"palo-alto-networks-news-week-august-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/palo-alto-networks-news-week-august-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto Networks News of the Week \u2013 August 22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a roundup of this week\u2019s top Palo Alto Networks news<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Insecure Internal Storage in Android<\/a>: Palo Alto Networks researcher Claud Xiao demonstrates how an attacker can bypass Android protection to gain access to usernames, passwords and other data.<\/p>\n

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Palo Alto Networks examines the CHS breach and Heartbleed exploitation<\/a>, another example that reiterates how serious this vulnerability is and how critical protection against it remains.<\/p>\n

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Last week we reported on attacks observed against East Asia that used Google Code for command and control (C2). As follow-on to that work, we pivoted on the C2 indicators of compromise within our WildFire platform, looking for additional malicious activity. Check out the sample that caught our attention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Take a look back<\/a> at the announcement of Unit 42, the release of its 419 Evolution report and the threat intelligence team\u2019s appearance at Black Hat.<\/p>\n

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Find out what the expansion of our Global Distribution Agreement with Westcon Group<\/a> means for Palo Alto Networks and our customers.<\/p>\n

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Next week we\u2019ll gather in San Francisco for VMworld. Here\u2019s a quick glimpse of where we\u2019ll be<\/a>, including our scheduled live demonstrations, presentations from Nir Zuk, and more. You can also experience our integration with VMware NSX up close and personal to find out how<\/a> Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls secure the software-defined data center.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re a finalist for five categories in this year\u2019s Computing Security Awards, including Security Company of the Year and New Product of the Year! Vote Palo Alto Networks today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Check out Rene Bonvanie's podcast with Crimson Marketing<\/a> examining the five uses of marketing analytics to increase revenue.<\/p>\n

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Rick Howard spoke with Help Net Security during Black Hat USA 2014 to discuss the ever-changing role of the CSO at the executive level<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

VMworld San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n