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Review of Regional Malware Trends in EMEA: Part 2

In December 2016 I posted the first part of this series of blogs introducing the EMEA regional threat reports that I have been authoring and publishing internally for the last 6 months of 2016. I also introduced the EMEA region at a high level– abundant in countries each with mixed languages, cultures and cyber security maturity levels, with different industry sectors and with different economic profiles. A very diverse environment with rich pickings for cyberattacks....

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Apr 21, 2017

By Alex Hinchliffe

Palo Alto Networks

Products and Services

Partners

Unit 42

Second Wave of Shamoon 2 Attacks Identified

In November 2016, we observed the reemergence of destructive attacks associated with the 2012 Shamoon attack campaign. We covered this attack in detail in our blog titled Shamoon 2: Return of the Disttrack Wipe...

Jan 09, 2017

By Robert Falcone

Technical Documentation

Tech Docs: Collect and Refine Threat Intelligence with MineMeld

The use of threat intelligence to defend networks against attacks is on the rise. Threat intelligence consists of evidence-based and actionable knowledge about attacks. As members...

Jan 09, 2017

By Patricia Cruz

Unit 42

DragonOK Updates Toolset and Targets Multiple Geographic Regions

The DragonOK group has been actively launching attacks for years. We first discussed them in April 2015 when we witnessed them targeting a number of organizations in Japan. In rece...

Jan 05, 2017

By Josh Grunzweig

Unit 42

Shamoon 2: Return of the Disttrack Wiper

In August 2012, an attack campaign known as Shamoon targeted a Saudi Arabian energy company to deliver a malware called Disttrack. Disttrack is a multipurpose tool that exhibits worm-like behavior by attempting...

Nov 30, 2016

By Robert Falcone

Cybersecurity

AutoFocus: Actionable Threat Intelligence Leads to Shorter Response Times

Following up on my initial post, AutoFocus: Your Answer to Actionable Threat Intelligence, this second post in the series provides another daily use case.

Oct 18, 2016

By Stephen Perciballi

Cybersecurity

AutoFocus: Your Answer to Actionable Threat Intelligence

Threat intelligence involves learning about new attacks, adversaries, campaigns, and malware families through distinct pieces of information often referred to as indicators of compromise, or IOCs. The more we m...

Aug 23, 2016

By Stephen Perciballi

Announcement

Introducing MineMeld: Simplified, Open-source Threat Intelligence Sharing

As an industry, we must do everything in our power to prevent successful data breaches, maintaining trust in our digital way of life. Many organizations now share threat intelligen...

Aug 01, 2016

By Scott Simkin

Malware, Threat Prevention, Unit 42

Extending AutoFocus Threat Intelligence With New Tag Types

In previous posts we have discussed how AutoFocus accelerates the analysis, hunting, and incident response workflows by providing full context for thr...

Jun 17, 2016

By Mike Scott

Cybersecurity

Want to be Among the First to Receive New Threat Intelligence from Unit 42?

You can have the latest Unit 42 insights, research and threat intelligence delivered right to your inbox!

Jun 16, 2016

By Chad Berndtson

Cybersecurity, Security Platform

Actionable Threat Intelligence: The Key to Efficient and Comprehensive Secu...

“Action is the true measure of intelligence.” There is much truth in these words by Napoleon Hill; and, even though they are aimed at personal improve...

Feb 15, 2016

By Joerg Sieber

CIO/CISO, Predictions

2016 Prediction #10: Cyberthreat Intelligence Sharing Goes Mainstream

This is the tenth in our series of cybersecurity predictions for 2016. Stay tuned for more through the end of the year.

Dec 16, 2015

By Scott Simkin

Cybersecurity, Unit 42

Our Commitment to Sharing Threat Intelligence

Part of my role as the Director of Threat Intelligence for Palo Alto Networks is to share the intelligence we produce with others who can put it to use in defending their networks. We believe wholeheartedly tha...

Nov 23, 2015

By Ryan Olson

Announcement, Cybersecurity, Security Platform

Introducing AutoFocus: Actionable Threat Intelligence

There is a change happening within the security industry. There has never been a greater accumulation of security data available to organizations, in as many forms, from as many sources, as we have today. The m...

Sep 29, 2015

By Scott Simkin

Cybersecurity

Learning to Play Together In Security

Palo Alto Networks is committed to sharing threat intelligence with the security community because we know a well-informed community is a stronger one. (more…)

Sep 04, 2015

By Palo Alto Networks

Cybersecurity, Threat Prevention

Why Network Defenders Should Transform Tactical IR Groups Into Full-scale C...

In his latest article, posted this week over at Dark Reading, ‘The End Of Whack-A-Mole: From Incident Response To Strategic Intelligence,’ our CSO Ric...

Jul 17, 2015

By Palo Alto Networks

Cybersecurity, Malware

The Advanced Attack Challenge: Creating a Private Government Threat Intelli...

One of the most prominent and modern threats to government networks is advanced delivery and execution of zero-day malware.

May 11, 2015

By Palo Alto Networks

Cybersecurity, Threat Prevention

Don't Miss The Latest Threat Intelligence from Unit 42

Unit 42, the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team, regularly provides research insights, blog posts and whitepapers addressing the current cyber threat landscape. You can receive updates every time Unit...

May 04, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Cybersecurity, Events

What an Exciting Week at RSA 2015!

Palo Alto Networks had a strong showing at RSA Conference 2015 in San Francisco this week, showcasing the importance of preventing breaches before they happen. Check out scenes from the conference below.

Apr 24, 2015

By Brittany Stagnaro

Announcement, Cybersecurity, Ignite, Threat Advisories - Advisories, Threat Advisory/Analysis, Vertical

Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus: Actionable Cyber Threat Intelligence Like You...

Trying to find advanced, targeted attacks can be an exercise in frustration, akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Wit...

Mar 31, 2015

By Scott Simkin

Reports, Unit 42

Don’t Miss A Single Threat Intelligence Update from Unit 42!

Unit 42 is the Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence team. Made up of accomplished cybersecurity researchers and industry experts, Unit 42 gathers, researches, analyzes, and provi...

Dec 29, 2014

By Chad Berndtson

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