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Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – October 31

Happy Halloween! Settle in with some Halloween treats as you catch up on our top news from this past week.

News of the Week

Oct 31, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Palo Alto Networks

Products and Services

Partners

Cybersecurity, Interview, Partners

Cyber Threat Alliance Reflects on the Current State of Cybersecurity at the...

Thursday was a big day for the Cyber Threat Alliance. The cybersecurity industry’s first organization devoted to the sharing of threat intelligence be...

Oct 30, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Channel Scoop, Partners

Channel Scoop – October 30, 2015

With one day left in the quarter, today’s blog post will be a short channel scoop.

Oct 30, 2015

By Lang Tibbils

Announcement, CIO/CISO, Cybersecurity, Unit 42

CryptoWall 3, the Cyber Threat Alliance and the Future of Information Shari...

The Palo Alto Networks vision for threat information sharing is that cybersecurity vendors should share the intelligence that they all individually co...

Oct 29, 2015

By Rick Howard

Cybersecurity

The Value of Shared Threat Intelligence

In a recent column for SecurityWeek, Scott Simkin examines the challenge of sharing threat intelligence among security vendors, but notes how vendors who treat threat intelligence as intellectual property are d...

Oct 27, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

CSO Perspective, Cybersecurity, Threat Prevention

Let's Not Pit Broader Privacy Concerns Against Security in the EU

In an age where information is power, crowdsourcing threat data is a powerful tool to inhibit the attackers’ opportunity. The quicker we uncover and u...

Oct 26, 2015

By Greg Day

Cybersecurity, Retail

Securing the Checkout Line

Having recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, the reality that there is literally an app for everything is just now beginning to sink in. From my phone, office, and (the passenger seat of my) car, I'm able to have the week's groceries delivered, a prescription re...

Aug 06, 2015

By Davis Hake

Cybersecurity, Government

Where is our Cybersecurity Ecosystem Today?

2011 was a watershed year for cyber attacks. RSA was hit in March, Lockheed Martin in May, and Lulzsec went on their rampage through Sony, Fox, PBS, Nintendo and even the CIA. It was also the year that the U.S....

Jun 08, 2015

By Davis Hake

Cybersecurity, Government

Strengthening Cybersecurity Ties In Eastern Europe and Why That Matters

Palo Alto Networks is pleased to be part of a delegation of 20 United States-based technology companies participating in a Cybersecurity Trade Mission in Eastern Europe this month,...

May 08, 2015

By Ryan Gillis

Cybersecurity, Malware, Reports, Unit 42

2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR): Insights from Unit 4...

The 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) represents the first time Palo Alto Networks has contributed data to this important publicat...

Apr 17, 2015

By Scott Simkin

CSO Perspective, Cybersecurity

White House Summit on Cybersecurity: What Happens Now?

Analyst Jon Oltsik wrote a good summary of the White House Summit on Cybesecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University on 13 February 2015, and suggested that President Obama's initiatives still leave...

Feb 24, 2015

By Rick Howard

News of the Week

Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – February 14

Check out all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this past week.

Feb 14, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Announcement, Cybersecurity

Expanding The Cyber Threat Alliance

First up, we’re excited to announce the addition of four new members to the Cyber Threat Alliance: Barracuda Networks, ReversingLabs, Telefónica, and Zscaler. These companies join the cofounders, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, McAfee and Symantec, in our coordinated effo...

Feb 13, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Cybersecurity, Events, Government, Interview

Video: Talking Prevention and Keeping Governments Secure at FIC 2015

Palo Alto Networks recently participated in the International Forum on Cybersecurity, or FIC 2015, in Lille, France. Among our activities at this impo...

Feb 04, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Cybersecurity, Interview

CNBC Talks to Cyber Threat Alliance About Taking the Fight to Cyberattacker...

Today at Palo Alto Networks HQ we hosted the four co-founders of the Cyber Threat Alliance, which includes our own Mark McLaughlin, for a live discussion on CNBC's Squawk Alley tha...

Jan 15, 2015

By Palo Alto Networks

Events, Financial Services, Vertical

Unit 42 to Speak at Upcoming FS-ISAC Fall Summit on Cybersecurity Innovatio...

Palo Alto Networks recently launched several initiatives to improve threat intelligence sharing. We are also taking a more active participation in the...

Oct 06, 2014

By Palo Alto Networks

Events, News of the Week

Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – September 12

Interested in this week’s top Palo Alto Networks news? It’s all right here.

Sep 12, 2014

By Chad Berndtson

Announcement, CSO Perspective, Cybersecurity

When We Say Information Sharing, We Mean It: Symantec and McAfee Join Palo ...

I believe that Threat Indicator Information Sharing -- between peers, vendors, customers and, yes, competitors -- is the single most important thing t...

Sep 08, 2014

By Rick Howard