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Tim Treat [explained](http://bit.ly/1jyHpZb) how a next-generation enterprise security platform can directly influence M\&A activity. Our researchers detailed why Havex, also known as DragonFly, Energetic Bear and by other variants, is a game-changing threat to Industrial Control Systems. See [part 1](http://bit.ly/UcBL2K) and [part 2](http://bit.ly/1r4TUMH) of our analysis. For all their differences, vertical industries have similar cybersecurity challenges and they deserve 20/20 vision. [Find out how](http://bit.ly/1sHNpPa) investing in Palo Alto Networks platforms is like getting a new pair of reading glasses. ![NextWave logo-final](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NextWave-logo-final.jpeg) Palo Alto Networks Wildfire [recently discovered eight different SMS-based in-app purchase SDKs](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/07/sms-based-app-purchase-android-worth-risk/) with abusive functionality. To our researchers, that means SMS-based in-app purchasing on Android is not worth the risk. Use-after-free bugs have affected Internet Explorer for years, but Microsoft's recent moves suggest it is addressing the fundamentals of use-after-free exploitation in a preventative manner. [See what Palo Alto Networks researchers have to say about it](http://bit.ly/1ncJKt8). Rick Howard added a new candidate to the Cybersecurity Canon, "No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State" by Glenn Greenwald. Read his thoughts on this book in [part 1](http://bit.ly/1mOOmEb) and [part 2](http://bit.ly/1wra0j4). Palo Alto Networks researchers recently discovered a backdoor implant used to control a Linux operating system. Find out more about this discovery and what it means for your system [here](http://bit.ly/1naYWan). Black Hat 2014 is right around the corner, and it'll be easy to [find Palo Alto Networks](http://bit.ly/1zJRGX2) at the conference! ![logo](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/logo-500x269.png) Can you tell the difference between a business application and a threat? [Attend our webinar](http://bit.ly/1qACSUB) on July 23 at 11 a.m. PT to explore this intertwined relationship between cyber-attacks and the applications in use on enterprise networks. ![phpThumb\_generated\_thumbnailjpg](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-500x61.jpg) Our CSO Rick Howard was on a panel at the [SINET Innovation Summit 2014](http://www.security-innovation.org/innovation-summit_2014.htm) this week. ![photo 3](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-500x375.jpg) Coverage around the world: * B!T magazine, [Como o malware se esconde nas aplicações de uso comum](http://bit.ly/1koYBuX) \[Portuguese\] ![bit](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bit.png) * Computerworld Hong Kong, [IoT: Challenges of securing IP-enabled devices](http://bit.ly/1oVIlWk) ![computerworld hk](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/computerworld-hk.png) * TI Inside, [Essilor Brasil padroniza segurança de rede na América Latina](http://bit.ly/1nopRd0) \[Portuguese\] ![logoseguranca](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/logoseguranca.png) * ChannelWorld.in, [IoT: Challenges of Securing IP-enabled Devices](http://dlvr.it/6K91mz) ![channelworld in](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/channelworld-in.png) * SWA, [Palo Alto Networks Ekspansi Bisnis ke Indonesia](http://bit.ly/1qfKGPO) \[Indonesian\] ![SWA](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SWA-230x230.png) Here are [upcoming events](http://events.paloaltonetworks.com/) around the world that you should know about: [How to Migrate from Cisco to Palo Alto Networks](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjI5MA==) * When: July 22, 2014 from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM GMT+10:00 * Where: Online [Hiding in Plain Sight - What's Really Happening on Your Network](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjMxNg==) * When: July 23, 2014 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST * Where: Online [Next Generation Security Technical Workshop](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMTgxNg==) * When: July 23, 2014 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT * Where: London [Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjI4MQ==) * When: July 23, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST * Where: Online [Palo Alto's Next-Generation Security - Ultimate Test Drive](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjI5Nw==) * When: July 23, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST * Where: Newport News, VA [Palo Alto Networks: Live Demo](https://events.paloaltonetworks.com/dmVyaXRlMjMyNQ==) * When: July 30, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST * Where: Online *** ** * ** *** ## Related Blogs ### [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown), [News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown), [Partners](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/partners/?ts=markdown), [Tip of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/tip-of-the-week/?ts=markdown), [Vertical](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/vertical/?ts=markdown) [#### Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- May 9](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2014/05/palo-alto-networks-news-week-may-9/) ### [News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown) [#### Palo Alto Networks News of the Week: February 10, 2018](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2018/02/palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-february-10-2018/) ### [Threat Brief](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-brief/?ts=markdown) [#### Threat Brief: Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2018/01/threat-brief-meltdown-spectre-vulnerabilities/) ### [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) [#### Microsoft Honors 5 Unit 42 Researchers for Vulnerability Research](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2017/08/unit42-microsoft-honors-5-unit-42-researchers-vulnerability-research/) ### [News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown) [#### Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- July 22, 2017](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2017/07/palo-alto-networks-news-week-july-22-2017/) ### [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown), [News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown) [#### Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- October 8, 2016](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/10/palo-alto-networks-news-week-october-8-2016/) ### Subscribe to the Blog! 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