How secure are security appliances?

We've started focusing on the security of appliances that are installed in corporate and government networks. To our amazement most of these appliances are more insecure than the operating systems and software that we've (being the security industry) been picking on so aggressively. In fact, we are looking at one appliance right now that is made up of software, that is unpatched, and dates back as far as 5 years. This particular appliance is vulnerable to at least 28 critical known security issues, and god knows how many other "unique" issues. Expect to see advisories from us in the future specifically focused on security appliances.

Mac Security

Adriel Desautels, Netragard's CTO was interviewed by ZDNET with regards to his opinion on the security of Apple OSX. Click here to read the interview.