# Why Enterprise Security Appliances Keep Breaking The Same Way

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Podcast: [Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybersecurity-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365646)
Published: 2026-06-16T16:00:58+00:00
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## Resource

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-enterprise-security-appliances-keep-breaking-the-same-way . Ivanti, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Cisco keep shipping the same pre-auth bug on the same exposed surface. Why perimeter security appliances fail, and what to do. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity , #network-security , #vpn , #vulnerabilities , #infosec , #perimeter-security , #appliance-compromise , #hackernoon-top-story , and more. This story was written by: @patchdayalert . Learn more about this writer by checking @patchdayalert's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Ivanti, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Cisco keep shipping the same class of bug: memory-unsafe C on the unauthenticated, internet-facing path of their VPNs and firewalls, much of it ransomware-linked and slow to be disclosed. Patching the CVE often does not remove an attacker who already got in. The perimeter appliance is a structural liability, not a streak of bad luck, so treat it like one: shrink exposure, assume prior compromise when you patch an exposed device, make end-of-life a signed decision, and read these advisories as day-zero events.

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