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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:

* The Palo Alto Networks 2018 Cybersecurity Predictions and Recommendations series continued this week with horizon scanning in EMEA and the future of ransomware:
  
  * [2018 Predictions \& Recommendations: Horizon Scanning in EMEA for 2018 and Beyond](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/12/2018-predictions-recommendations-horizon-scanning-emea-2018-beyond/)
  * [2018 Predictions \& Recommendations: The Ransomware Plague Is Just Beginning](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/12/2018-predictions-recommendations-ransomware-plague-just-beginning/)

* Unit 42 shared new research and a new adversary playbook:
  
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  * [Introducing the Adversary Playbook. First up, OilRig.](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/12/unit42-introducing-the-adversary-playbook-first-up-oilrig/)

* Introducing our new [ICS Cybersecurity hands-on workshop](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/12/secure-ot-introducing-new-ics-cybersecurity-hands-workshop/).

* Learn why [Slovakia's leadership in public sector cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/12/cso-slovakias-leadership-public-sector-cybersecurity-will-benefit-visegrad-group-beyond/) will benefit the Visegrád Group and beyond.

* Unwrap the gift of SaaS security with [new technical documentation celebrating the twelve joys of Aperture](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/12/tech-docs-twelve-joys-aperture/).

* Chasing the dream: [the importance of women in cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/12/cso-chasing-dream-women-cybersecurity-across-asia-pacific-beyond/) across Asia-Pacific and beyond.

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