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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- June 18

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Jun 18, 2016  
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[Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown)  
[News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown)  
[AutoFocus](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/autofocus/?ts=markdown)  
[Microsoft Security Bulletin](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/microsoft-security-bulletin/?ts=markdown)  
[Sofacy](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/sofacy/?ts=markdown)  
[Warren Rogers](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/warren-rogers/?ts=markdown)

Here's all of our top news from the past week.

Unit 42 identified a spear phishing attack from the [Sofacy group](http://bit.ly/25TVIyD) targeting the United States government. The news was covered by [SecurityWeek](http://www.securityweek.com/sofacy-threat-group-targets-us-government) and [Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/06/hackers-invade-dems-servers-steal-entire-trump-opposition-file/), among others.

We also extended AutoFocus threat intelligence with [new tag types](http://bit.ly/1WS4U1n).

Palo Alto Networks researcher Tao Yan was credited with the discovery of three new critical [Microsoft vulnerabilities](http://bit.ly/1USaZob) in June's Microsoft Security bulletin.

We also extended AutoFocus threat intelligence with new [tag types](http://bit.ly/1WS4U1n).

We shared how to keep up with Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence and receive updates from the [Unit 42 threat intelligence blog in real time](http://bit.ly/21neW97).

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Palo Alto Networks CSO-EMEA Greg Day shared interesting trends and top discoveries from this year's [Infosecurity Europe](http://bit.ly/1UyPrkw).

Is that you we saw at [Palo Alto Networks Day Japan](http://bit.ly/1Px1mK8)? Watch scenes from our record-breaking event.

Steve Gerrard explained how [conventional AV systems](http://bit.ly/1UvDatg) can actually harm you.

We introduced you to [Ilan from Palo Alto Networks Israel](http://bit.ly/24A4Mml) \& shared what he enjoys most about his work on our R\&D team.

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Read the latest Customer Spotlight to learn how [Warren Rogers achieved PCI compliance](http://bit.ly/1Ot4NGO) in its cloud-based data center with the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform.

We shared our whitepaper offering insights into how you can [secure data in the data center](http://bit.ly/1tx27yH) by reducing the attack surface and preventing threats.

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