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# Palo Alto Networks News of the Week: January 20, 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 examined the [Microsoft Office Equation Editor Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/unit42-traps-prevents-microsoft-office-equation-editor-zero-day-cve-2017-11882/?ts=markdown) and how Traps advanced endpoint protection prevents this threat.
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* Palo Alto Networks continued its efforts to make cybersecurity education and training more accessible [by opening our first cyber range center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/cyber-range-fueling-next-generation-cyber-defenders/?ts=markdown).
* The second of five posts on mistakes to avoid when selecting your next NGFW [explores the perils of choosing a firewall in silo](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/5-critical-mistakes-avoid-choosing-ngfw-silo/?ts=markdown).
* New European cybersecurity legislation will prompt many organizations to make [following the NIS Directive one of their top priorities](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/01/cso-dont-forget-nis-directive-2018-priorities/?ts=markdown).
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* January 23, 2018
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* January 23, 2018
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* January 24, 2018
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