Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – February 18, 2017

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:

• Thought leadership and rapid intel sharing: Mark McLaughlin talks about the importance of Palo Alto Networks participation in the Cyber Threat Alliance.
• If you were at RSA Conference 2017, we hope you had as much fun as we did! Here are highlights from this year’s event.

It was a busy week for Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat research team. Here is what they shared:

• XAgentOSX: Sofacy’s XAgent macOS Tool
• Banking Trojans: Ursnif Global Distribution Networks Identified
• Magic Hound Campaign Attacks Saudi Targets
• menuPass Returns with New Malware and New Attacks Against Japanese Academics and Organizations

Karin Shopen explored credential theft and the importance of preventing credential abuse.

What can PAN-OS 8.0 do for you? Here’s our ongoing look into all its exciting capabilities:

• PAN-OS 8.0: Empowering the Financial Sector to Prevent Advanced Threats
• PAN-OS 8.0: Accelerating Large-Scale, Multi-Cloud Deployments
• PAN-OS 8.0: Multi-Method Threat Prevention Is Here!
• PAN-OS 8.0: Service Providers and Customers Benefit From Expanded Line of Virtual Network Functions

Take a look at upcoming events around the world that you should know about. Don’t forget to register for our events calendar!

Etouches Test – Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW

• February 20, 2017
• Online

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW

• February 20, 2017
• Online

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive VDC

• February 21, 2017
• Online

Healthcare Roundtable Dinner

• February 21, 2017
• Orlando, FL

NGFW: Next Generation Firewall Live Demo

• February 22, 2017
• Online

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive TP

• February 22, 2017
• Online

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive MP

• February 23, 2017
• Online

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive AEP

• February 24, 2017
• Online