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Nvidia defends GPU security again after China summons over alleged backdoors

By MLex Staff ( August 6, 2025, 09:25 GMT | Insight) -- Nvidia’s chief security officer has reiterated that the company’s GPUs contain no kill switches, spyware or backdoors, following a recent summons from the Chinese regulator over alleged security risks tied to its AI chips. In a company blog post, David Reber Jr. — a former US government cybersecurity official — stressed that such features have no place in Nvidia’s products, as the company seeks to reassure both regulators and the public.Nvidia’s chief security officer has reaffirmed that the company’s GPUs contain no kill switches or backdoors, as the chipmaker sought to reassure Chinese regulators and the public following a recent summons over alleged security risks linked to its AI chips....

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