By the time Forbidden Stories published its \u201cPegasus Project\u201d in 2021, NSO was already knee deep in what was probably the worst PR disaster ever suffered by a cybersecurity company - and then, in November 2021, came the fateful blow: the US Dept. of Commerce added NSO to its \u201cEntity List.\u201d Is NSO to blame for its troubles? Could the company have acted differently to prevent its downfall?\xa0