Overview
- Reuters, citing people briefed on the matter, reports that Chinese authorities recently issued a notice telling domestic firms to halt use of cybersecurity products from about a dozen foreign vendors.
- Vendors named by sources include Broadcom-owned VMware, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet from the United States, along with Israel’s Check Point Software Technologies.
- A third source cited by Reuters said the list also covered software from Mandiant, Wiz, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Recorded Future, McAfee, Claroty, Rapid7, CyberArk, Orca Security, Cato Networks and Imperva.
- Reuters could not determine how many companies received the notice or the directive’s full scope, and China’s Cyberspace Administration, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the named firms did not comment at publication.
- The reported action aligns with Beijing’s long-running drive to replace Western technology with domestic alternatives as it prioritizes control over data and security tools.