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Cybersecurity education is the bread and butter of Fuel User Group membership. In addition to in-person 

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Fuel Webcast: Maximizing Your Palo Alto Networks Investment by Having the Right Network Access 

Join Fuel on Tuesday April 28 at 10am CST/11am EST to learn about maximizing your Palo Alto Networks investment with the right network access. Speaker Christopher Bihary, CEO and Co-Founder of Garland Technology, will discuss the advantages of a network visibility plane, how to position your applications at the edge or near the edge of your network, and more!

Episode 2 of Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Podcast Don’t Panic: Backdoored Cryptographic Systems

In this month’s episode Ryan Olson, Intelligence Director, Unit 42 and Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer, Palo Alto Networks discuss Backdoored Cryptographic Systems and their impact on the overall security of the Internet. Fuel members get early access to each new episode of the podcast.

Attend Spark User Summit London on 12 May

Join Fuel at Spark User Summit London on 12 May for a full day of education and peer-to-peer networking that will send you home with actionable solutions and strategies to key security issues. Interact with fellow Palo Alto Networks power users in your area, hear the latest on products and services like the newly-announced AutoFocus, share your own insights, and gain hands-on experience in guided step-by-step workshops and collaborative sessions. Register today.

 

Fuel Wants to Hear From You

Fuel is opening an ongoing call for speakers for upcoming Chapter and Spark User Summit events as well as webcast and online learning opportunities. Share your implementation success (or failure) stories, technical case studies and more. Fuel events and online education cover a diverse set of topics such as Cloud Security and Virtualization, Threat Prevention, Mobile Security, Network Management and more. Fill out the submission form today and get involved!

Fuel is looking for speakers for these upcoming Spark User Summits: Toronto on June 23 and Houston on June 25. 

 

Palo Alto Networks Achieves Superior Security Efficacy in NGIPS Test

NSS Labs just released its latest Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) Test Report, and Palo Alto Networks Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) service was recognized for its strong security efficacy. The NGIPS test is an independent assessment of security effectiveness in the face of multiple exploits and evasion techniques. Palo Alto Networks achieved a unique award as the only vendor capable of blocking 100% of the web-based exploits being used by Threat Actors in active campaigns during the course of the live “drive-by” download test. Read the full report and Palo Alto Networks post about its recognition.