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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ward.anna3h 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.