Network Gear Begs For Mercy Again

Why do we even bother buying enterprise network hardware when F5 and Juniper Networks kit just hands over remote code execution to total strangers? Unlucky organizations relying on these appliances are currently affected by the delightful prospect of full device takeover. To safeguard our battered perimeters from hostile takeover, the designated cure is predictably applying the newly issued vendor patches before our gear folds completely. Same story, different day, and the kettle is somehow still cold.