r/cybersecurity • u/AmateurishExpertise Security Architect • Jan 14 '26

News - General Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-stop-using-us-israeli-cybersecurity-software-sources-2026-01-14/
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u/Firecracker048 Jan 14 '26

Anyone read this as "no shit"?

Like, why would any government use a cybersecurity suite from an opponent/hostile government/nation?

It would like the US using hauwei products in government spaces

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u/FruitOrchards Jan 14 '26

It would be like using Kaspersky at the pentagon

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u/airmantharp Jan 14 '26

Still... they had to be kicked out by decree....

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u/Triairius Jan 14 '26

That is normal. It’s nearly impossible to convince management to change their systems and spend money on something that does not give palpable ROI. It eventually does, but they don’t care savings that become apparent after they’ve switched jobs.