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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- December 13

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[Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown)  
[News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown)  
[#pa7050pic](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/pa7050pic/?ts=markdown)  
[2015 Predictions](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/2015-predictions/?ts=markdown)  
[cybersecurity canon](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity-canon/?ts=markdown)  
[Ignite 2015](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/ignite-2015/?ts=markdown)  
[Threat Landscape Review](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/threat-landscape-review/?ts=markdown)  
[webinar](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/webinar/?ts=markdown)

Here is all of the top [Palo Alto Networks news](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/) from this past week.

![blog-title-unit42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/blog-title-unit42-500x68.png)

Unit 42 released its first [Threat Landscape Review](http://bit.ly/1uj5sdP), which offers a high-level view of how malware is delivered to networks across major industries around the world, from healthcare to high tech. Check out this [infographic](http://bit.ly/1vWtr7b), too, which represents a snapshot of key data from the report.

![PAN-Unit42-web-banner-600x310](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PAN-Unit42-web-banner-600x310-500x250.jpg)

Unit 42 explored [DTLS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/12/dtls-vulnerabilities-cve-2014-6321/) vulnerabilities in CVE-2014-6321 and released signatures to defend against these vulnerabilities.

Want to have all of the latest insights, research and threat intelligence from Unit 42 delivered right to your inbox? [Sign up today](http://bit.ly/11k5XMP).

As 2014 comes to a close, Palo Alto Networks subject matter experts check in on what they see as major topics and trends for 2015:

* [Kate Taylor on Threat Prevention](http://bit.ly/1vtWmjQ)
* [Brian Tokuyoshi on Mobile Security](http://bit.ly/1Av6kmU)
* [Del Rodillas on Securing Industrial Control Systems](http://bit.ly/1y5QAUb)
* [Isabelle Dumont on Security in the Healthcare](http://bit.ly/11VyR6a) and [Financial Services Industries](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/12/2015-predictions-financial-services-and-payment-processing/)
* [Matt Keil on Datacenter Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/12/2015-predictions-datacenter/)
* [Scott Simkin on Tailored Threat Intelligence](http://bit.ly/1CK5xk9)
* [Sebastian Goodwin on Endpoint Security](http://bit.ly/12NYxBV)

Have you seen the [best love story](http://bit.ly/ZVnwBR) of 2014?

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We recently kicked off Ignite 2015, officially, with the opening of online registration! [Read on](http://bit.ly/14dGir5) for all the reasons you need to be there this year.

Also, we've opened [the Call for Papers](http://bit.ly/11Cwd66), so if you have a good war story about an enterprise security deployment, don't forget to submit for a chance at a speaking slot. Deadline is Friday, December 19.

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In this [contributed post to the Cybersecurity Canon](http://bit.ly/1qAJt63) series, Bob Clark, member of the Cybersecurity Canon committee and cyber operational lawyer for the Army Cyber Institute, reviews Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of The Internet by Katie Hafner.

Congratulations to Salvatore, our [November winner](http://bit.ly/1wczZ0h) of the PA-7050 Picture It contest!

Kate Taylor [responded](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/12/hackers-vs-hacked-games-not/)to the recently published New York Times article, "Hacked vs. #Hackers: Game On," discussing the current state of network security.

CSO Rick Howard [discusses](http://bit.ly/1zCZOZy) the biggest challenges faced by CIOs and CISOs heading into 2015 in this CSO article.

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Join Palo Alto Networks on December 18 for a [webinar](http://bit.ly/1IJA6XB) discussing what should be on your web security wish list, because better web security goes a long way toward making your network more secure.

Here are [upcoming events](http://events.paloaltonetworks.com/) around the world that you should know about:

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* When: December 16, 2014 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EET
* Where: Online

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* When: December 17, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

[Next Generation Security Technical Workshop](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMTgyMA==)

* When: December 17, 2014 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT
* Where: London

[Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjcxNQ==)

* When: December 17, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
* Where: Online

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* When: December 17, 2014 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
* Where: Arlington, VA

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* When: December 17, 2014 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
* Where: Foxboro, MA

[Cirque du Soleil-Amaluna Miami](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjc0Ng==)

* When: December 18, 2014 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM EST
* Where: Miami Gardens, FL

[Come prevenire le APT - Un approccio enterprise alla sicurezza](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjc3MA==) \[Italian\]

* When: December 18, 2014 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CET
* Where: Online

[Explorez les profondeurs - Prévenir les menaces persistantes avancées](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjc2MQ==) \[French\]

* When: December 18, 2014 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CET
* Where: Online

[Web Security Wish List](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjc0OA==)

* When: December 18, 2014 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
* Where: Online

[Webinar: Protéjase de las amenazas avanzadas persistentes](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjc2NA==) \[Spanish\]

* When: December 18, 2014 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CET
* Where: Online

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* When: December 19, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

[12月24日(水)製品導入・運用支援ﾄﾚｰﾆﾝｸﾞ](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjc2Mg==)\[Japanese\]

* When: December 24, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

[12月26日(金)製品実感ﾄﾚｰﾆﾝｸﾞ](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjU1OA==)\[Japanese\]

* When: December 26, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
* Where: 千代田区

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