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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week: January 13, 2018

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Did you miss any of this week's Palo Alto Networks action? Don't worry -- we've rounded up our top news and views right here:

* Unit 42 shared new research:
  * [Vulnerability Research January 2018 Disclosures -- Microsoft](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/unit42-unit-42-vulnerability-research-january-2018-disclosures-microsoft/?ts=markdown)
  * [IoT Malware Evolves to Harvest Bots by Exploiting a Zero-day Home Router Vulnerability](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/unit42-iot-malware-evolves-harvest-bots-exploiting-zero-day-home-router-vulnerability/?ts=markdown)
  * [PowerStager Analysis](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/unit42-powerstager-analysis/?ts=markdown)
* Learn how Palo Alto Networks NGFW was utilized for the Black Hat Europe event in the post, "[Black Hat Europe NOC: tales of coverage and compromise](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/2017-black-hat-europe-noc-tales-coverage-compromise/?ts=markdown)"
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