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Palo Alto Networks execs apologize for 'hostesses' dressed as lamps at Black Hat booth

Biz admits turning human women into faceless, sexualized furniture was a 'tone deaf' marketing ploy

 
 

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Palo Alto Networks execs apologize for 'hostesses' dressed as lamps at Black Hat booth

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