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[News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown)  
[2017 Global Partner Award Winners](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/2017-global-partner-award-winners/?ts=markdown)  
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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:

* We announced the availability of our GlobalProtect cloud service and Logging Service.
  * [Palo Alto Networks new GlobalProtect Cloud Service is now available.](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/now-available-globalprotect-cloud-service/)
  * [Now available: Logging Service](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/now-available-logging-service/)
* Unit 42 shared new research:
  * [Analyzing the Various Layers of AgentTesla's Packing](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/unit42-analyzing-various-layers-agentteslas-packing/)
  * [Striking Oil: A Closer Look at Adversary Infrastructure](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/unit42-striking-oil-closer-look-adversary-infrastructure/)
  * [Threat Actors Target Government of Belarus Using CMSTAR Trojan](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/unit42-threat-actors-target-government-belarus-using-cmstar-trojan/)
* We kicked-off the Cybersecurity Canon's [People's Choice Awards](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/welcome-2018-cybersecurity-canon-peoples-choice-awards/)! Come back each week to vote for your favorite must-read cybersecurity book, and check out these two new reviews:
  * [The Cybersecurity Canon: Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/welcome-2018-cybersecurity-canon-peoples-choice-awards/)
  * [Cybersecurity Canon Candidate Book Review: "Women in Cybersecurity"](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/cybersecurity-canon-candidate-book-review-women-cybersecurity/)
* Mihoko Matsubara shared insights on [the Japan-India cybersecurity cooperation](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/cso-highlighting-japan-india-cybersecurity-cooperation-confluence-two-seas/) in the "Confluence of the Two Seas."
* Claire Silcock investigated the [changes coming in cybersecurity for the UK's National Health Service](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/uks-national-health-service-new-cybersecurity-dawn/).
* Danielle Kriz recapped last month's [New America Foundation panel addressing the cybersecurity workforce gap](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/cd-securing-diversity-cybersecurity/), and building a more inclusive and diverse pipeline of talent.
* Eila Shargh took a look at [FINSPY, and how Traps advanced endpoint protection can prevent this spyware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/traps-spies-finspy-eye-prevents/).
* Ron Myers recognized our [Palo Alto Networks 2017 Global Partner of the Year award winners](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/partner-2017-global-partner-year-award-winners-recognizing-best-best/).
* Ryan Gillis [thanked local leaders, elected officials and ALL of those who joined Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/09/thank-bay-area-leaders-elected-officials-entire-team/) at last week's grand opening of our new HQ.

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