Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – February 13

We’re rounded up all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this past week right here.

Unit 42 findings show NanoCoreRAT is behind an increase in tax-themed phishing e-mails. The team also took a deeper look into Fysbis, Sofacy’s Linux backdoor.

Palo Alto Networks CEO Mark McLaughlin was joined by three-time Super Bowl champion Brent Jones on CNBC’s Mad Money to discuss cybersecurity growth with Jim Cramer. Watch below:

Cybersecurity Canon book reviews from this week:

• Robert Clark reviews “Offensive Countermeasures: The Art of Active Defense” by John Strand and Paul Asadoorian
• Brian Kelly reviews “Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar” by Martin C. Libicki
• Hannah Kuchler reviews "Dragnet Nation" by Julia Angwin

Securing government: Pamela Warren discussed what we should learn from 2015.

Karin Shopen explained three ways to counter multi-vector cyberattacks.

The best of both worlds: Matt Keil explained the benefits of building a secure hybrid data center with Amazon Web Services.

Securing the unpatchable: Michael Moshiri shares a solution for preventing security breaches when you cannot patch.

Ignite is coming up soon. Find out what’s new at this year’s conference, and watch this video to find out why you don’t want miss it:

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Read this week's NextWave Partner Channel Scoop.

Here are upcoming events around the world that you should know about:

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive: Next Generation Firewall

• February 15, 2016 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CET
• Online Event

Ultimate Test Drive

• February 16, 2016 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM GMT
• London

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive Threat Prevention, Feb 16, 2016

• February 16, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST
• Online Event

Advanced Endpoint Protection, A Traps Tutorial

• February 17, 2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
• Online Event

Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo

• February 17, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive VDC Feb 17, 2016

• February 17, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
• Online Event

Scarlet Mimic: Unit 42 Reveals Cyber Espionage Campaign

• February 17, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
• Online Event

2月18日(木)NextWave Summit

• February 18, 2016 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT+9:00
• 中央区

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive NGFW Feb 18, 2016

• February 18, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST
• Online Event

Virtual Ultimate Test Drive Threat Prevention Feb 19, 2016

• February 19, 2016 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
• Online Event

Tackle Your Toughest Security Challenges at Ignite 2016

• February 24, 2016 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
• Online Event

The Cyber Attack Lifecycle in Government

• February 24, 2016 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
• Online Event

Cybersecurity for Financial Services Industry

• February 25, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM GMT
• Online Event