Security News > 2020 > October > Palo Alto Networks Threatens Legal Action Over Product Comparison
Palo Alto Networks has threatened legal action against cloud visibility solutions provider Orca Security after the latter published a video comparing products from the two companies.
The video made by Orca in August, which is still available on YouTube, is described as a "Detailed competitive comparison" between Orca Security's platform and Palo Alto Networks' Prisma Cloud product.
In response to the video, Palo Alto Networks' legal team sent a cease and desist letter to Orca Security in early September, arguing that the comparison is a violation of its end user agreement, which prohibits users from making public information on benchmark, performance or comparison tests.
Palo Alto Networks also claimed that Orca misused its name and logo.
"In its letter, Palo Alto Networks does not point to any factual inaccuracies in the reviews of its products' performance. Instead, it premises its threats on flimsy, boilerplate contract terms that prohibit reviews and comparisons of its products and hollow trademark allegations purporting that Palo Alto Networks is sponsoring the videos," Shua said.