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Platform Falcon? Endpoint Turtle? Find out who your Palo Alto Networks Ignite '17 security guardian is.

Did you miss any of this week's Palo Alto Networks action? Don't worry -- we've rounded up our top news and views right here:

* Rick Howard announced the inductees of this year's [Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/2017-cybersecurity-canon-winners/).
* The Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team shared new research:
  * [Practice Makes Perfect: Nemucod Evolves Delivery and Obfuscation Techniques to Harvest Credentials](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/unit42-practice-makes-perfect-nemucod-evolves-delivery-obfuscation-techniques-harvest-credentials/)
* Federal CSO John Davis reviewed ["The Cybersecurity Dilemma" by Ben Buchanan](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/cybersecurity-canon-cybersecurity-dilemma/) for the Cybersecurity Canon.
* This week we announced that the [Palo Alto Networks VM-Series virtualized next-generation firewall can now be deployed on Microsoft Azure Government](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/advanced-threat-prevention-now-available-microsoft-azure-government-cloud/).
* Lucas Moody, Palo Alto Networks VP and CISO, [recently participated as a judge at The Tech Challenge 2017](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/tech-challenge-2017-challenging-minds-future-innovators/), and shared his insights from the event.
* Did you find the teaser we left for you on the LabyREnth Capture the Flag (CTF) countdown page? If not, [we can help you take a closer look](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/unit42-labyrenth-teaser-site/).
* Palo Alto Networks was honored to [host a class for 12 military veterans in partnership with VetsInTech](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/gov-vetsintech-veterans-eager-serve-cybersecurity/). Catch the highlights from last month's event.

Have you registered for [Palo Alto Networks Ignite '17](http://go.paloaltonetworks.com/ignite2017) Security Conference? Join over 4,000 security professionals in Vancouver for the most exciting cybersecurity conference of the year! Take your cybersecurity skills to the next level at one of our many [hands-on sessions](https://ignite.paloaltonetworks.com/forms/regform.html?referer=null&utm_medium=social-owned-promo&utm_source=Social+Media), including the ones below which are filling up quickly:

* [Securely Enabling SaaS Adoption -- A Customer Panel](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/04/ignite-2017-open-seats-securely-enabling-saas-adoption-customer-panel/)
* [Securing the Host for Sensitive Applications: Running Your VMs and Containers Safely](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/04/ignite-2017-open-seats-securing-host-sensitive-applications-running-vms-containers-safely/)
* [What's New for the VM-Series on AWS](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/04/ignite-2017-open-seats-whats-new-for-the-vm-series-on-azure/)
* [SaaS Trends, Threats, and Risks, by the Numbers](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/ignite-2017-open-seats-saas-trends-threats-risks-numbers/)
* [Best Practices for Safely Enabling SaaS Applications](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/ignite-2017-open-seats-best-practices-safely-enabling-saas-applications/)
* [Deconstructing DNS: How Bad Guys Abuse DNS To Avoid Detection](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/ignite-2017-open-seats-deconstructing-dns-bad-guys-abuse-dns-avoid-detection/)
* [How to Ensure the Security of the Disaster Recovery Process](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/ignite-2017-open-seats-ensure-security-disaster-recovery-process/)
* [Advanced Endpoint Protection with Traps at VakifBank](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/ignite-2017-open-seats-advanced-endpoint-protection-traps-vakifbank/)
* [Reasons to Attend Ignite '17: An AWS and Microsoft Azure Focus](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/reasons-attend-ignite-17-aws-microsoft-azure-focus/)
* [Applying a Next-Generation Platform Approach to Evolving Service Provider Network Ecosystems](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/05/ignite-2017-open-seats-applying-next-generation-platform-approach-evolving-service-provider-network-ecosystems/)

Take a look at [upcoming events](http://events.paloaltonetworks.com/) around the world that you should know about. Don't forget to register for our [events calendar](https://signup.paloaltonetworks.com/ehome/event-calendar)!

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* May 15, 2017
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* May 17, 2017
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* May 17, 2017
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* May 17, 2017
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* May 18, 2017
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* May 25, 2017
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