{"id":57454,"date":"2018-01-20T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=57454"},"modified":"2018-01-19T14:40:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T22:40:28","slug":"palo-alto-networks-news-week-january-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/palo-alto-networks-news-week-january-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto Networks News of the Week: January 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/epiccloud\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"600\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-56980 size-full lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-600x300-feb-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"blog-600x300-feb-6\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us for the biggest cloud security event of the year! Hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/epic-cloud-security-event-welcome-salim-ismail\/\">Salim Ismail<\/a>, best-selling author, futurist and technology entrepreneur, THE EPIC CLOUD SECURITY EVENT will feature A-list cloud experts and our own chief product officer, Lee Klarich.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be rebooting the future of cloud security, and we want you and your cloud team to experience this historic event. <a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/epiccloud\">Register now for The Epic Cloud Security Event.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you miss any of this week\u2019s Palo Alto Networks action? Don\u2019t worry \u2013 we\u2019ve rounded up our top news and views right here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unit 42 examined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/unit42-traps-prevents-microsoft-office-equation-editor-zero-day-cve-2017-11882\/\">Microsoft Office Equation Editor Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882)<\/a> and how Traps advanced endpoint protection prevents this threat.<\/li>\n<li>Palo Alto Networks 2018 cybersecurity predictions and recommendations: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/2018-predictions-recommendations-hiring-cloud-talent\/\">hiring great cloud talent can improve cybersecurity<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Palo Alto Networks continued its efforts to make cybersecurity education and training more accessible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/cyber-range-fueling-next-generation-cyber-defenders\/\">by opening our first cyber range center<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The second of five posts on mistakes to avoid when selecting your next NGFW <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/5-critical-mistakes-avoid-choosing-ngfw-silo\/\">explores the perils of choosing a firewall in silo<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>New European cybersecurity legislation will prompt many organizations to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/cso-dont-forget-nis-directive-2018-priorities\/\">following the NIS Directive one of their top priorities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>New technical documentation and resources available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/tech-docs-autofocus-2-0-3-release-documentation-now-live\/\">AutoFocus 2.0.3.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/ignite.paloaltonetworks.com\/usa?CampaignId=7010g000001IH8U&amp;utm_content=Ignite18USA&amp;utm_medium=SocailMedia&amp;utm_source=twitter\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"600\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:41.67%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54450 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ignite18-blog.jpg\" alt=\"ignite18-blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secure your spot at the cybersecurity conference of the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/ignite.paloaltonetworks.com\/usa?CampaignId=7010g000001IH8U&amp;utm_content=Ignite18USA&amp;utm_medium=SocailMedia&amp;utm_source=ResourceCenter\">Register now for Ignite \u201918.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to share your cybersecurity knowledge with like-minded professionals at Ignite \u201918? <a href=\"https:\/\/ignite.paloaltonetworks.com\/callforpapers.html\">The call for papers is open and accepting submissions<\/a>. Get yours in before the February 12 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/events.paloaltonetworks.com\/\">upcoming events<\/a> around the world that you should know about. Don\u2019t forget to register for our <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/event-calendar\">events calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to meet up with other Palo Alto Networks users? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuelusergroup.org\/page\/spark-events\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Fuel, the Palo Alto Networks User Group<\/a>, for opportunities to attend hands-on workshops, events and more!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/bpwq218amerd1\">Breach Prevention Week: 2018 Cybersecurity Predictions and Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 22, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/bpwq218amerd2\">Breach Prevention Week: Cloud will Accelerate Channel Partner Migration in 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 23, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/disruptsanfrancisco\">Disrupting the Cybersecurity Status Quo<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 23, 2018<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/bpwq218amerd3\">Breach Prevention Week: The Year We Reject \u201cGood Enough\u201d Security in the Cloud<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 24, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/bpwq218amerd4\">Breach Prevention Week: The Ransomware Epidemic Continues<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 25, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/307980\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive \u2013 Amazon Web Services<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 26, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/307706\">University of Central Florida Migration UTD<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 26, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.paloaltonetworks.com\/ehome\/307981\">Virtual Ultimate Test Drive - Advanced Endpoint Protection<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 26, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catch up on the top Palo Alto Networks news of the week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":45207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[203],"tags":[109,536,432,5100,3868,111,3091],"coauthors":[1515],"class_list":["post-57454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-of-the-week","tag-cloud","tag-cyber-range","tag-emea","tag-epic-cloud-security-event","tag-ignite-2018","tag-ngfw","tag-talent-acquisition"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Linkedin-520x320-v1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57454"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57463,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57454\/revisions\/57463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57454"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=57454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}