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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- January 17

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Check out the top [Palo Alto Networks news](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown) from this past week.

This week at HQ we hosted the co-founders of the Cyber Threat Alliance for a [live discussion on CNBC's Squawk Alley](http://bit.ly/1IDmBro) that was squarely focused on how collaboration between security companies is helping customers in the ongoing battle against cyberattackers.

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Unit 42's Ryan Olson [explains](http://bit.ly/1sHLpuB)Dridex, the latest version of the Bugat/Feodo/Cridex banking Trojan.

Did you hear? Special guests Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, special effects experts and co-hosts of MythBusters, will be at the Ignite Conference! [Find out more](http://bit.ly/17BchDd).

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The Ignite deadline for [the Call for Papers is **tomorrow**](http://bit.ly/1sEAq4U)! Have you submitted yet for your chance to have your content showcased at the only 'all tech, all the time' conference of its kind?

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[Read Rick Howard's review](http://bit.ly/1BUbR5T) of Rich Baich's Winning as a CISO in this entry to the Cybersecurity Canon.

[Find out how to vote](http://bit.ly/1IwXox0) on which books you want to see join Parmy Olson's We Are Anonymous in the Cybersecurity Canon. Don't see your favorite cybersecurity book on the [candidate list](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/content/paloaltonetworks-com/global/en_US/index/threat-research/cybercanon.html?ts=markdown)? You should [submit it for consideration](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/12/whats-favorite-cybersecurity-book-maybe-canon/?ts=markdown).

Firewall Pro-Tip from the Palo Alto Networks Technical Publications team: [enforcing safe search without blocking search results](http://bit.ly/1AJaFAU).

Isabelle Dumont [explained](http://bit.ly/1DE4cL9) how the Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Security Platform helps raise the bar for protection against cyberattacks at the Point-of-Sale (POS).

Ivan Pepelnjak [interviewed](http://bit.ly/1IKyXMJ) Christer Swartz on networking priorities and how Palo Alto Networks virtual firewalls can be deployed into large-scale network architectures, without adding unnecessary complexity.

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* When: January 30, 2015 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM GMT+3:00
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