{"id":16642,"date":"2016-08-06T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=16642"},"modified":"2016-08-08T12:04:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T19:04:19","slug":"palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-august-6-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-august-6-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto Networks News of the Week \u2013 August 6, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Catch up on the top Palo Alto Networks news from the past week.<\/p>\n<p>Unit 42 tracked <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2aKNeDw\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Orcus<\/a>, the birth of an unusual plugin builder RAT.<\/p>\n<p>We also announced the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2axXMHB\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">first set of winners<\/a> for the Unit42 LabyREnth Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Unit-42-banner-1-2.png\"><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-14989 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Unit-42-banner-1-2-500x68.png\" alt=\"Unit-42-banner-1 (2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Unit-42-banner-1-2.png 500w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Unit-42-banner-1-2-230x31.png 230w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Unit-42-banner-1-2-240x33.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mark McLaughlin was named to <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2auwRqR\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">CRN\u2019s Top 100 Executives<\/a> list.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Duca and Danielle Kriz shared three important takeaways from the Reserve Bank of India\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2avnE0A\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Cyber Security Framework in Banks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese election results are in. But how does that affect cybersecurity and the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2aqdXne\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics<\/a>? Palo Alto Networks CSO Japan, Mihoko Matsubara, shared her thoughts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"styleIt\" style=\"width:500px;height:315px;\"><lite-youtube videoid=\"eaO-nybQ0b0\" ><\/lite-youtube><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Palo Alto Networks introduced the new <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2axnkiP\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Traps v3.4<\/a> to protect you from antivirus and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2aABP98\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">MineMeld<\/a>: simplified, open-source threat intelligence sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity Canon Committee Member, Bob Clark, reviewed \"<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2awuBjY\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetics History<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CyberCanon2016_500x85.jpg\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"500\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:17%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16615 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CyberCanon2016_500x85-500x85.jpg\" alt=\"CyberCanon2016_500x85\" width=\"500\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CyberCanon2016_500x85.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CyberCanon2016_500x85-230x39.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CyberCanon2016_500x85-235x40.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next-Gen Drive: Robert Megennis won the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2arGMjf\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Tilton Hard Charger Awards<\/a> at Grand Prix of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The latest episode of People of Palo Alto Networks featured <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2aj0Hhr\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Louise Radoor Larsen<\/a>, Senior Business Development, Denmark. Find out why she loves working at Palo Alto Networks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62.jpg\"><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-11218 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62-500x62.jpg\" alt=\"youre invited\" width=\"500\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62-230x29.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x62-240x30.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming events<\/a>\u00a0around the world that you should know about. Don\u2019t forget to register for our new <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/event-calendar\" target=\"_blank\">events calendar<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/193830\" target=\"_blank\">NGFW UTD NYC<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 10, 2016<\/li>\n<li>New York, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/194120\" target=\"_blank\">Live Demo: Preventing Security Breaches on the Endpoint<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 10, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/192071\" target=\"_blank\">Palo Alto Networks Demo - N\u00e4e mit\u00e4 seuraavan sukupolven tietoturva tarkoittaa k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6ss\u00e4<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 17, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/193539\" target=\"_blank\">Trace3 Architecture Matters Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 17, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/193639\" target=\"_blank\">Advanced Endpoint Protection, Live Demo<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 18 \u2013 October 18, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Online Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/187300\" target=\"_blank\">Migration\/SLR Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September 7, 2016<\/li>\n<li>New York, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catch up on the top Palo Alto Networks news from the past week. Unit 42 tracked Orcus, the birth of an unusual plugin builder RAT. 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