China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has conducted a review of Palo Alto Networks’ products.
The regulator’s announcement of its review says it’s needed “to ensure the safe and stable operation of critical information infrastructure, prevent cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, and safeguard national security.”
And that’s all Beijing has to say on the matter.
A Palo Alto spokesperson provided The Register with the following statement: “We maintain the highest standards of business conduct and security practices and ethics across our global operations. At this time, there is no impact to our ability to support customers or deliver our products and services in the region.”
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