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Had a guy try to sell me a "100% unhackable" firewall last week
This sales rep comes into my shop, starts pitching this firewall. Claims it's military grade, never been breached, the whole deal. I ask him straight up if he's ever heard of a zero-day exploit. He goes quiet. Then says "well that's different." I get that cybersecurity sales guys exaggerate but this guy had zero clue about the basics. It hit me that too many people buy security products based on marketing instead of actual understanding. Has anyone else had a vendor try to sell you snake oil? How do you tell the real stuff from the fluff?
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alice_allen51mo ago
Did he ever explain what military grade actually means in terms of encryption standards or threat detection? Because that phrase gets thrown around like confetti, but if you press them on specifics like how it handles polymorphic malware or APTs (advanced persistent threats), they usually clam up. The real test is asking them to walk you through a recent attack scenario, step by step, and see how their product responds. If they can't map out a clear detection and response flow in plain language, they're just reading off a glossy brochure. Zero-day knowledge or not, that silence is the loudest red flag.
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ward.anna1mo ago
Military grade usually means lowest bidder, not some invincible fortress. If they can't explain how it handles unknown threats, they're just selling a fancy door lock on a cardboard house.
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