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NEW!! PROTECT AGAINST SHAMOON 2

Detect and prevent malicious Disttrack activity. Learn about configuration best practices that can help with detection and prevention related to Shamoon 2. All the scoop -- and all the protection -- right here in your Live Community.

NEW!! DISCUSSION OF THE WEEK (DOTW)

URL categories -- match different categories

JOE @jdelio

This week's discussion talks about what happens when a single URL returns more than one URL category and how to verify which one is used in a security policy. We heard you ask -- we answered. Keep the questions coming!

NEW!! TIPS & TRICKS

I'm gonna make him a NAT rule he can't refuse!

TOM @reaper

Most of the time, your NAT rules will be fairly simple, a trust-to-untrust so your users can go out and surf the web, and then an untrust-to-untrust so your webserver is accessible to the outside. But there's more. Check out the nitty gritty detail and let us know how well these NAT rules work for you.

NEW!! WHAT'S THIS PRE-LOGON MODE IN GLOBALPROTECT?

Pre-logon mode in GlobalProtect

KIM @kiwi

We already discussed on-demand and user-logon modes in GlobalProtect. So what exactly is pre-logon mode and why would you need it? Kim says all good things come in threes, so take a look and let us know if you agree. Read more from Kim about GlobalProtect on our blog page and in our March issue of the LiveWire newsletter.

LIVEWIRE NEWSLETTER | MARCH 2017

Our LiveWire newsletter delivers trending community topics, important technical news, and events from the Live Community and Palo Alto Networks. Our experts help you keep ahead of the game. See what Ignite 2017 has to offer. Won't you look great in a Live Community t-shirt at the biggest cybersecurity event of the galaxy? Get the March 2017 newsletter, see how to snag one of those shirts and subscribe for more good things. Contact us at livewire@paloaltonetworks.com with your ideas and feedback.

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TWITTER

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AROUND PALO ALTO NETWORKS

• Grab a seat. The @paloaltontwks @Ignite_Conf Session Builder is open http://bit.ly/2nvo6nI #IgniteYo...
• .@paloaltontwks Next-Generation Firewall wins @SANSInstitute ‏Best of 2016 Award http://bit.ly/2ngUv...
• .@paloaltontwks receives the 2016 @googlecloud Global Partner Award for Solution Innovation http://b...
• Protect yourself from antivirus with @paloaltontwks Traps advanced endpoint protection https://youtu...
• Next-gen drive: @robertmegennis wins BIG at St. Petersburg Grand Prix http://bit.ly/2oaTACR @teampel...

LinkedIn/Facebook/Google+ Posts              

• Grab a seat. The Palo Alto Networks Ignite ‘17 Security Conference Session Builder is open http://bit.ly/2nvo6nI  
• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall wins SANS ‏Best of 2016 Award http://bit.ly/2ngUvfS
• Protect yourself from antivirus with Palo Alto Networks Traps advanced endpoint protection https://youtu.be/-KsUNPLUI9c                                                                                                   

BLOGS OF THE WEEK 

Awards

• Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall Wins SANS Best of 2016 Award
• Palo Alto Networks Receives 2016 Google Cloud Global Partner Award for Solution Innovation

Cybersecurity & Threat

• Shamoon 2: Delivering Disttrack
• Threat Brief: Credential Theft – The Keystone of the Shamoon 2 Attacks
• Dimnie: Hiding in Plain Sight
• A New Trend in Android Adware: Abusing Android Plugin Frameworks
• The 2017 Cybersecurity Canon Bracket Challenge: Vote Now for Round 3
• Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – March 25, 2017 

Partners

• Channel Scoop – March 24, 2017

Events

• Grab a Seat: Ignite ‘17 Session Builder Is Open
• Next-Gen Drive: Rob Megennis Wins BIG at St. Petersburg Grand Prix!

Industry

• Securing Our Networks with Women in Cyber 

TECH DOCS

Keep clouds and other elements of your secured world happy and afloat! Check out the latest and greatest PAN-OS 8.0 technical documentation!

The Windows-based User-ID agent now supports a new AirWatch MDM integration service. Read all about it and more in our world-class technical documentation.

Till next time--

Gail

@editeur