China launches mysterious probe into security of Palo Alto Networks' products
Beijing’s not saying why, which is just what happened when it investigated Micron
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.
We’ve asked Palo Alto to comment and will update this story if we receive a response.
This matter has echoes of China’s 2023 investigation into the security of products from memory-maker Micron, which the CAC announced out of the blue.
Micron had previously fought intellectual property and antitrust cases in China, but the company and Chinese authorities did not explicitly link those matters to the security probe.
The CAC published its findings weeks after announcing the probe and decidedMicron’s products represented an unacceptable...
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