Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – December 6, 2013

Here’s a recap of the top Palo Alto Networks news and happenings from this past week. Come back and visit us every Friday to learn all the latest!

Watch this IT Executive video interview with our CMO Rene Bonvanie about applications for secure mobile access.

Tip of the Week: Danelle Au discusses who every CISO should be communicating with on a regular basis.

Register for Ignite 2014 by tomorrow (12/7) and save $200! And be sure to follow Ignite 2014 on Twitter (@Ignite_Conf).

Ignite 2014 Call for Speakers closes soon but there's still time for you to influence the direction of the conference and even be a part of it! We’re looking for abstracts that include innovative use cases, practical integration, and in-depth explanations of lessons learned from real-world deployments of next-generation security.

This week we also began giving you an idea of what we expect from the industry next year. Here’s a look at the first three batches of Palo Alto Networks 2014 cybersecurity predictions:

• Isabelle Dumont speculates on next year’s industry-focused cybersecurity trends
• Wade Williamson delves into APTs and the overall threat landscape, including financially motivated malware and a skills shortage
• Matt Keil discusses the future of firewalls

We’ll have more predictions next week, so be sure you come back to learn what else we see coming next year.