Tech firm apologises for hostess lampshade outfits

The image of the two women has gone viral since it was first posted on LinkedIn The largest cybersecurity company in the US has apologised for using two women posing with company-branded lampshades on their heads at a trade event in Las Vegas. They were meant to draw attention to Palo Alto Networks' sponsorship of a “CyberRisk Collaborative Happy Hour” at the Black Hat conference. But the publicity stunt has sparked a backlash, with critics calling it “sexist”, “creepy” and “tone deaf”. In a LinkedIn post, the firm’s boss Nikesh...