Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – November 8

Nov 08, 2014
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Check out all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this week.

 

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We recently published a new research paper on WireLurker, a family of malware targeting both Mac OS and iOS systems for the past six months.

Shortly after we released the above research paper, Jaime Blasco from AlienVault Labs notified us about Windows executable file that contains WireLurker’s command and control server address. After analyzing and investigating the sample, it is confirmed that it is an older version of WireLurker. Read the follow on post here.

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If you love great cybersecurity books we hope you will get involved in the Cybersecurity Canon by writing a review of your favorite and submitting it for consideration. Rick Howard explains how.

Tsugunori Sugawara on how PAN-DB will add more protection to your Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Security Platform by protecting your network from advanced attacks and playing a critical role in the Cyber “Kill Chain."

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Ask firewall administrators about their day-to-day challenges and sooner or later they will come around to a challenge that Matt Keil describes as policy chaos. Here, he explores bringing a semblance oforder to this policy chaos.

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There are many ways to look at cloud computing and what it means for your business. Overall, cloud governance means discovery, control and safe enablement. In this post from Isabelle Dumont, learn tips on doing your security due diligence on cloud services.

 

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We’re on the road with VMware and VMUG in the U.S. and Canada to discuss how you can strengthen your data center security without compromising application performance. Find an event near you to learn best practices for implementing advanced security services in a SDDC, to hear customer insights for deploying VMware NSX with micro-segmentation, and to get hands-on experience test-driving an integrated VMware-Palo Alto Networks solution.

 

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We’re also on the road across North and South America with Citrix and CA for the next few weeks to talk about how enterprises can streamline virtualized data centers, radically simply network services for delivering critical applications and reduce complexity and cost, all without sacrificing performance and security. Join us at an event near you.

 

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

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Chicago, IL

  • When: November 11, 2014 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
  • Where: Rosemont, IL

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Nashville, TN

  • When: November 11, 2014 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM CST
  • Where: Nashville, TN

You Can Have It All

  • When: November 11, 2014 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CST
  • Where: New Orleans, LA

11月12日(水)製品導入・運用支援トレーニング [Japanese]

  • When: November 12, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
  • Where: 千代田区

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Salt Lake City, UT

  • When: November 12, 2014 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST
  • Where: Salt Lake City, UT

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Santiago, Chile

  • When: November 12, 2014 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT-4:00
  • Where: Las Condes Región Metropolitana

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Toronto, ON

  • When: November 12, 2014 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
  • Where: Toronto, ON

Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo

  • When: November 12, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
  • Where: Online

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • When: November 13, 2014 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT-3:00
  • Where: Buenos Aires

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Los Angeles, CA

  • When: November 13, 2014 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST
  • Where: Los Angeles, CA

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Montreal, QC

  • When: November 13, 2014 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
  • Where: Montreal, QC

Er du forberedt til å håndtere ukjente trussler i ditt nettverk? [Norwegian]

  • When: November 13, 2014 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CET
  • Where: Online

11月14日(金)製品実感トレーニング [Japanese]

  • When: November 14, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+9:00
  • Where: 千代田区

Lunch: Scott Stevens discusses a Zero Trust model for Security

  • When: November 17, 2014 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM GM
  • Where: Brisbane, QLD

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Washington, DC

  • When: November 18, 2104 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
  • Where: Washington DC

Join Unit 42 and Uncover a New Source of Cyberthreats

  • When: November 18, 2014 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST
  • Where: Toronto, ON

Take the Ultimate Test Drive!

  • When: November 18, 2014 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST
  • Where: Bohemia, NY

Webinar Santé

  • When: November 18, 2014 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EET
  • Where: Online

11月19日(水)製品実感トレーニング(大阪) [Japanese]

  • When: November 19, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
  • Where: 大阪市北区

Datacenter Consolidation Seminar Series - Lima, Peru

  • When: November 19, 2014 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
  • Where: Lima, Peru

Join Unit 42 and Uncover a New Source of Cyberthreats

  • When: November 19, 2014 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
  • Where: Calgary, AB

Online Demonstration og oplev vores Næste Generations Firewall’s

  • When: November 19, 2014 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CET
  • Where: Online

Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo

  • When: November 19, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
  • Where: Online

Palo Alto's Next-Generation Security

  • When: November 19, 2014 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST
  • Where: Wayne PA

Ultimate Test Drive Workshop on NSX

  • When: November 19, 2014 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Where: Melbourne, VIC

Black Hat Webcast Series - Amazon Web Services Security Basics

  • When: November 20, 2014 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
  • Where: Online

Er du forberedt til å håndtere ukjente trussler i ditt nettverk? [Norweigen]

  • When: November 20, 2014 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MEZ
  • Where: Online

Join Unit 42 and Uncover a New Source of Cyberthreats

  • When: November 20, 2014 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM PST
  • Where: Vancouver, BC

11月21日(金)製品体感 [Japanese]

  • When: November 21, 2014 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
  • Where: 千代田区

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