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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- January 16

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[Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown)  
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[IDAPython](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/idapython/?ts=markdown)

Here's all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this past week.

It's been a busy week for Unit 42, our threat intelligence team. Learn more about what they found after they [took a closer look](http://bit.ly/1P8NaFV) at recent holiday season-themed attacks. They also [found over 90,000 websites](http://bit.ly/1PnXEBw) compromised, leading them to believe Angler Exploit Kit is continuing to evade detection. And Josh Grunzweig continued the series "How to Use IDAPython to Make Your Life Easier" with [part 5](http://bit.ly/1PsvCF3). (Check out [part 1](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/12/using-idapython-to-make-your-life-easier-part-1/), [part 2](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/12/using-idapython-to-make-your-life-easier-part-2/), [part 3](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/01/using-idapython-to-make-your-life-easier-part-3/), [part 4](http://bit.ly/1mCTWgT)).

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Steve Winterfeld reviewed "[CRACK99: The Takedown of a $100 Million Chinese Software Pirate](http://bit.ly/1ZgHcrW)" for the Cybersecurity Canon.

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Matt Mellen and Damien Lim [gave healthcare providers a tip](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/01/healthcare-providers-protect-patient-privacy-by-securing-the-endpoint/) on why you should protect patient privacy by securing the endpoint.

Former City of New York CIO [Yisroel Hecht shared advice](http://bit.ly/1PbUC2T) for weathering the cybersecurity product and services market downpour

We shared [step-by-step instructions](http://bit.ly/1OirXfm) on how to use our API with AutoFocus and Postman to automate various components of our platform.

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In case you weren't able to attend in person, [presentations from Fuel User Group's Spark User Summit Amsterdam, Boston \& Sydney](http://bit.ly/1Os3CS0) are now available for download.

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

[Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Workshop -- OKC](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlNDcwNA==)

* January 19, 2016 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CST
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