Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – April 16

Read all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from the past week right here.

Join us next week for Breach Prevention Week! A full list of daily activities, April 18-22, is available here. At a glance:

• Monday, April 18: The Next Generation Security Platform Just Got Better!
• Tuesday, April 19: Public, Private, Hybrid: Secure Your Cloud’s Future
• Wednesday, April 20: Securing Office 365 Is Easier Than Herding Sheep
• Thursday, April 21: Weaponize Your Threat Intelligence for Breach Prevention
• Friday, April 22: Virtual Ultimate Test-Drive

We announced the dates and the venue change for Ignite Conference 2017. Save the date for June 12-15, 2017 in Vancouver, BC, and don’t forget to check out our action-packed look back at Ignite Conference 2016!

Unit 42 & Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit joint research effort uncovered that click-fraud Ramdo malware family continues to plague users

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We recently announced PAN-OS 7.1. Learn how it can benefit your organization:

• Government
• SCADA & Industrial Control Systems
• Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)
• Healthcare
• Financial Services (new!)

Greg Day examined the question of whether labels help in security, and cautions that the “devil is in the details.”

Danielle Kriz detailed continuing signs of progress on cybersecurity policy in the EU.

Joerg Sieber continued his discussion on maximizing your Panorama deployment with tips on how to customize your Panorama deployment to meet your needs.

Yiftach Keshet published part 3 of his series Exploitation Demystified: Heap based exploits.

Our Technical Documentation team published a guide to help you get to know PAN-OS 7.1 and make the most out of this new release.

This week’s NextWave Partner Channel Scoop is ready for your weekly reading.

Here are upcoming events around the world that you should know about:

Palo Alto Networks Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW- Apr 18, 2016

• April 18, 2016 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT+8:00
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW April 18, 2016

• April 18, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive: Next Generation Firewall - Apr 18, 2016

• April 18, 2016 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET
• Online Event

Advanced Endpoint Protection - Ultimate Test Drive

• April 19, 2016 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
• Irvine, CA

Invitación: Cena exclusiva en Astrid y Gastón, martes 19

• April 19, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST
• Bogotá

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive TP April 19, 2016

• April 19, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST
• Online Event

Palo Alto Networks - Virtual Ultimate Test Drive TP - Apr 20, 2016

• April 20, 2016 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT +8:00
• Online Event

Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo

• April 20, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW April 20, 2016 - SPANISH

• April 20, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive VDC April 20, 2016

• April 20, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive: Virtual Data Center - April 20, 2016

• April 20, 2016 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET
• Online Event

Advanced Endpoint Protection, Live Demo

• April 21, 2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MEZ
• Online Event

Invitación: Cena exclusiva con Palo Alto Networks, jueves 21

• April 21, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST
• Medellín, Antioquia

Palo Alto Networks WildFire Webinar

• April 21, 2016 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CET
• Online Event

Threat Prevention Ultimate Test Drive - Cambridge MA

• April 21, 2016 9:00 Am - 1:00 Pm Est
• Cambridge, Ma

Ultimate Test Drive - Threat Prevention

• April 21, 2016 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CET
• Issy Les Moulineaux

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW April 21, 2016

• April 21, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST
• Online Event

Die Zwei um Zwölf: PAN-OS 7.1 Update

• April 22, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MEZ
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW April 22nd AM

• April 22, 2016 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW April 22nd PM

• April 22, 2016 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive TP April 22nd AM

• April 22, 2016 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive TP April 22nd Pm

• April 22, 2016 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
• Online Event