Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – April 24

Here’s a look at all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this past week.

Palo Alto Networks researchers detected a new Android Trojan, named Cardbuyer, that can defeat multi-factor verification and steal money by purchasing prepaid game cards. Read a full analysis here.

If you attended Ignite 2014, you’re eligible to join the official Ignite Alumni Network where you can access videos, presentation slides and other resources from past Ignite conferences.

In this post, Brian Tokuyoshi discusses how to use GlobalProtect & Palo Alto Networks next-generation security to deal with mobile malware.

Parmy Olson, Forbes reporter and author of We Are Anonymous, spoke to Palo Alto Networks about what we’ve learned as a cybersecurity community since Anonymous and what she sees as major trends in hacktivism, wearable tech and mobile security in general.

This month’s Customer Spotlight: Solving BYOD at Japan’s Kyushu University

Heading to Infosecurity Europe next week? Check out Palo Alto Networks at Booth J30.

Next week we have two webinars featuring speakers from SANS Institute. Don’t forget to register!

• Tuesday, April 29 at 1 p.m. EDT, Del Rodillas will be hosting “Defending ICS Against Cyberthreats with Next Generation Security,” alongside Mike Assante, the Head of SCADA/ICS Security at the SANS Institute and a recognized control systems security expert.

• Wednesday, April 30 at 3 p.m. EDT, Tony Sager, SANS Institute, and Scott Simkin will be hosting “Need to Defeat APTs? Tony Sager Explains Where We’re At With Live Threat Detection Automation.”

The annual FS-ISAC Summit, May 4-7 in Florida, is around the corner, and several members of our executive team will be there to give you a deep dive on our innovative, integrated, and automated enterprise security platform.

For those who work in government and who would like to attend our upcoming Federal Expert Forum in Washington on May 15, please register here. This free event will cover the unique technology demands of U.S. federal agencies.

As a continuing part of our government and public sector activities, we are featured on Federal News Radio/WTOP in the United States over the next few months.

Join fellow IT Managers & Security Experts at the Palo Alto Networks Customer Forum on May 21 in The Netherlands.

Here are more upcoming events you should know about:

• EXPERT FORUM - Cambridge, Ontario
  • When: April 29, 2014 from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
  • Where: Cambridge, ON
• Palo Alto Networks Ultimate Test Drive [Spanish]
  • When: April 29, 2014 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
  • Where: Bella Vista
• Palo Alto Networks: ANZ Live Demo
  • When: April 29, 2014 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
  • Where: Online
• Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo
  • When: April 30, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
  • Where: Online
• Need to defeat APTs? SANS Discusses Live Threat Detection Automation
  • When: April 30, 2014 from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
  • Where: Online
• Palo Alto Networks Ultimate Test Drive [Spanish]
  • When: April 30, 2014 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Where: Sao Leopoldo-RS
• Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo
  • When: April 30, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
  • Where: Online
• NASCIO 2013 Midyear Conference
  • When: May 6, 2014 from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM ADT
  • Where: Baltimore, MD
• The Ultimate Test Drive - Data Center NYC
  • When: May 6, 2014 from 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
  • Where: New York, NY
• Palo Alto Networks' Next-Generation Security Ultimate Test Drive
  • When: May 7, 2014 from 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM EDT
  • Where: Jessup, MD
• Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo
  • When: May 7, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
  • Where: Online