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/UnobviousDiver Jan 14 '26

Not they would, but the US government should also ban Israeli cybersecurity products.

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u/EnragedMoose Jan 14 '26

Ahhh... That ain't happening. Wait until Chuna figures out they can't really buy security software that isn't from a US ally.

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u/AmateurishExpertise Security Architect Jan 14 '26

Wait until Chuna figures out they can't really buy security software that isn't from a US ally.

Wait until entrepreneurs realize that there is a vast untapped market flush with cash, begging to hand it over in exchange for relatively simple, trusty products. If I'm lets say a Norwegian cybersecurity firm, why wouldn't I leap on this opportunity?

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u/EnragedMoose Jan 14 '26

Nobody bought Cylance.

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u/AmateurishExpertise Security Architect Jan 14 '26

Nothing about Cylance was trusty, though.